本书主要介绍了大数据基础、大数据分析、结构化数据和半结构化数据以及非结构化数据、数据提取和转换及加载、数据库与数据库管理系统、数据仓库、数据集市、数据湖、云计算与大数据、数据处理、数据挖掘及其算法、大数据领域常用的编程语言、Hadoop与Spark、大数据可视化、大数据与人工智能、数据安全与数据隐私保护等方面的内容。全书共10个单元，各单元包含课文、单词、词组、缩写、难句解析、参考译文、习题、阅读材料等部分。
本书吸纳了作者近20年的IT行业英语翻译与图书编写经验，与课堂教学的各个环节紧密切合，支持备课、教学、复习及考试等各个教学环节，有配套的教学大纲、教学PPT、习题参考答案及参考试题等。
本书既可作为高等院校大数据相关专业的专业英语教材，也可作为大数据相关从业人员的自学教材或者大数据相关培训班的教材。

Unit 1
Text A What Is Big Data
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参考译文：什么是大数据
Text B Structured Data, Unstructured Data and Semi-structured Data
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参考译文：结构化数据、非结构化数据和半结构化数据
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Reading Material Top 9 Big Data Applications Across Industries
Unit 2
Text A Database Basics
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参考译文：数据库基础
Text B What Is a Data Warchouse
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参考译文：什么是数据仓库
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Reading Material Data Man
Unit 3
Text A Data Conection
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参考译文：数据收集
Text B 5 Reasons Why You Should Store Big Data in the Cloud
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参考译文：应将大数据存储在云中的5个原因
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Reading Material Big Data Backup
Unit 4
Text A Data Preprocessing
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参考译文：数据预处理
Text B Data Transformation
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参考译文：数据转换
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Reading Material Big Data and Machine Learning
Unit 5
Text A ELT
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参考译文：提取、加载和转换
Text B Big Data Analytics
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参考译文：大数据分析
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Reading Material Skills Needed by a Data Analyst
Unit 6
Text A Data Mining
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参考译文：数据挖掘
Text B Best Daca Mining Tools
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参考译文：最佳数据挖掘工具
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Reading Material Data Lake
Unit 7
Text A Sotlle Popular Data Science Programming Languages
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参考译文：一些流行的数据科学编程语言
Text B Hadoop vs．Spark
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参考译文：Hadoop与Spark
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Reading Material Hadoop Big Data Processing
Unit 8
Text A Data Visualization
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参考译文：数据可视化
Text B 10 Best Data Visualization Tools
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参考译文：10个最佳数据可视化工具
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Reading Material Top 9 Job Roles in the World of Data Science
Unit 9
Text A Big Data Securtiy
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参考译文：大数据安全
Text B Data Protection and Data Privacy
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参考译文：数据保护和数据隐私
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Reading Material Big．Data Privacy
Unit 10
Text A 10 Big Data Trends
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参考译文：大数据十大趋势
Text B Big Data in the Cloud
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参考译文：云中的大数据
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Reading Material Skills Required to Become a Big Data Developer