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How should a common data source like social media comments be categorized?

How should a common data source like social media comments be categorized?


a. structured data

b. unstructured data

c. temporary data

d. dirty data



Answer: unstructured data.

Sources that are likely to give you unstructured data might be: Social media posts.


Examples of unstructured data includes things like video, audio or image files, as well as log files, sensor or social media posts. Even email has some unstructured aspect to it – basically all the text that follows a well-defined timestamp, from: and to: fields.

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