영어2 비상 홍민표 5과 변형문제 Big Data

Lesson 5 How Far Will Technology Go?

Big Data
Every Move Counts

It is ____ almost impossible to live a truly private life because every human activity, be it a walk to the park or the sending of a simple text message, produces data.

Phones, TVs, ____, cameras in cars, and sensors in buildings and street corners all generate different forms of data.

The Internet of Things (IoT) connects home appliances to the web, uploading such everyday information as how often we ____ cheese from the fridge or do a load of laundry.

The development of information and communications technology allows this ____ not only to be generated but also to be collected and stored.

Almost every move we make ____ up to form a vast bank of information called Big Data.




What Is Big Data?

Big Data is frequently characterized and defined by ____, variety, and velocity: huge amounts of data collected from many different sources in real time.

In fact, the total ____ of data from the past two years alone is greater than all of the information ever recorded before that.

In ____, data comes in various forms, ranging from texts, pictures, and sound files to GPS-based location information and credit card transaction records.

Moreover, such data is gathered and stored at a remarkable speed: as soon as you use your library card, a record of your visit can be sent to the web and may contribute to expanding the ____ of data.

Modern ____ now allows us to analyze data in an efficient and economical way.

When such data is analyzed with the help of ____ and computational tools, it may tell a meaningful story.

It is worth ____ in the following illustrations how this new technology might influence the way we live.




Big Data for the Public Good

Seoul and its satellite cities are home to more than 25 million people who are often forced to ____ expensive taxi rides late at night when buses and subways are no longer available.

When city officials decided to provide a ____ late-night bus service to commuters, they had to figure out the highest frequency routes and commuter hot spots so they could accommodate as many people as possible.

With the help of Big Data analytics, city officials examined the records of five million late-night taxi rides and 30 billion late-night mobile ____ communications, and discovered a sudden increase in rides and text messages at certain places and times.

Based upon this information, they settled on several late-night routes and schedules to provide the bus service to the ____ number of people.

This was how the Seoul Owl Bus ____ to be.



Big Data in Education

Over the next decade, Big Data will be replacing traditional academic guidance ____.

In fact, in some universities, ____ analysis has already been used to predict the probable success or failure of certain students.

Data analysts have scanned through hundreds of thousands of personal and ____ student records in order to predict when intervention may be needed.

Certain behaviors seem to be informative, such as how ____ students see advisers and tutors or whether they take a course out of sequence.

Some ____ have found that students' performance in “predictor” courses is often a good indicator of whether they will graduate or not.

Based ____ this Big Data analysis, many universities maintain a list of courses that might signal a need for intervention.

If a student leaves the path of previous successful students, advisers can be alerted so they can reach out and ____ guidance.



Big Data in Medicine

More complex analyses of Big ____ will be changing the way health is assessed and medicine is practiced in the future.

The biomedical sciences are ____ so data-driven that biologists and doctors are accustomed to collecting, analyzing, and interpreting huge datasets with the help of supercomputers.

The Human Genome Project is a case in point. It took 13 years to complete the first full genome sequence of one person, consisting of ____ billion base pairs.

These days, it only takes ____ 24 hours to sequence a person's genome, demonstrating the massive impact data analysis technology has had on the field.

Biomedical scientists are still trying to figure out what each ____ in the sequence does and how they interact to affect our health.

They are optimistic that genomic data analysis ____ revolutionize our understanding of health and disease on a scale we cannot imagine now.

Biological variety on an individual level has necessitated a move ____ Big Data to “really” Big Data.

Each person is unique in terms of ____, environment, habits, and the relationships they have.

To add further complexity, hundreds of trillions of tiny bacteria live in the human intestinal tract, some of which help cells extract energy and maintain overall health, while others, ____ H. pylori, may cause stomach cancer or other diseases.

No individual has the same ____ of gut bacteria, and they may adapt and change over time.

The enormous ____ of combinations can only be researched using Big Data analysis.

Soon, medical researchers hope to understand how an individual's ____ environment interacts with different microbes in order to create customized healthcare treatments.



Two Sides of a Coin

It's hard to doubt that Big Data will continue to be an important part of human ____.

Data-based prediction will ____ simple guessing, arming people with techniques to uncover hidden patterns, unanticipated correlations, global trends, and other meaningful information that will hopefully lead to more informed decisions.

Some ____ it will fundamentally reshape our lives.

However, it ____ be noted that Big Data is a resource that could be used for good or ill, and that, no matter what, using it may give rise to unintended consequences.

Depending on ____ data you examine, how you interpret it, and what purpose you have, the end result may tell different stories.



Debating Big Data

____ are the issues that deserve careful deliberation?

One of the biggest concerns is the question of whether or ____ past data can be used to predict future events.

The results of Big Data analyses may mean that some people are ____ health insurance coverage because of their family's genetic history, or that others could be put on watch lists because their past behavior indicates possible future criminal activities.

History ____ a story, but the future is always unknown.

Another concern is whether the collector of the data or the provider of the ____ has ownership rights.

For example, many companies sell their customers' personal information for ____ purposes.

Both the buyer and the seller ____ make financial gains, but the customers that provide the information are left out.

Like any resource, using it wisely can be beneficial, but using it carelessly can ____ to unexpected outcomes.



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