SRM VALLIAMMAI ENGINEERING COLLEGE

(An Autonomous Institution)

SRM Nagar, Kattankulathur – 603 203

DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

QUESTION BANK

M.Tech DATA SCIENCE -I SEMESTER

1924101-INTRODUCTION TO BIG DATA ANALYSTICS

Regulation – 2019

Academic Year 2021 – 2022 (ODD SEMESTER)

Prepared by

Dr. D. Sridevi, Assistant Professor (Sr. G) / IT

 SRM VALLIAMMAI ENGINEERING COLLEGE
(An Autonomous Institution)
SRM Nagar, Kattankulathur – 603 203.

DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

QUESTION BANK
SUBJECT : 1924101-INTRODUCTION TO BIG DATA ANALYSTICS
SEM / YEAR: I Sem / I Year- M. Tech Data Science
UNIT I -INTRODUCTION
Introduction to Digital Data-types - Definition of Big Data - Challenges with Big Data -Evolution of Big
data – Best Practices for Big data Analytics – Big data characteristics – Validating – The Promotion of the
Value of Big Data -Big Data Applications – Perception and Quantification of Value - Understanding Big
Data Storage –Challenges with Big Data - 3Vs of Big Data - Non Definitional traits of Big Data - Business
Intelligence vs. Big Data - Data warehouse and Hadoop environment - Coexistence.
PART – A
BT
Q.No Questions Level Competence
1. List the types of Digital Data. BTL1 Remembering
2. What is Unstructured Data? BTL1 Remembering
3. How to store Unstructured Data? BTL2 Understanding
4. Differentiate between Structured and Unstructured Data BTL3 Applying
5. What is Big Data? BTL1 Remembering
6. List out the best practices of Big Data Analytics BTL1 Remembering
7. Compare BI and Data Science. BTL3 Applying
8. Discuss Business Acumen(expertise) Skills of Data scientist. BTL2 Understanding
9. List down the four computing resources of Big Data Storage. BTL4 Analyzing
10. What is HDFS? BTL1 Remembering
11. Compare Big Data vs Data Warehouse BTL3 Applying
12. What is Semi Structured data? BTL1 Remembering
13. Difference between Traditional Business Intelligence (Bi) and Big Data BTL2 Understanding
14. Discuss the three characteristics of big data. BTL2 Understanding
15. Where does Semi-structured Data Come from? BTL4 Analyzing
16. Mention the tasks of Big Data Analytics. BTL6 Creating
17. List any four Top Analytical Tools. BTL5 Evaluating
18. Point out the 3V’s of Big Data. BTL5 Evaluating
19. Draw Typical Analytical Architecture. BTL6 Creating
20. Analyze Big Data Analytics Challenges. BTL4 Analyzing
PART – B
1. (i) Explain in detail various types of Digital data. (6)
BTL1 Remembering
(ii) Discuss the characteristics of Big Data. (7)
2. (i)Write about the importance of Big Data in detail. (6)
BTL1 Remembering
(ii)Write about Business intelligence in detail. (7)
3. Extrapolate big data analytics and develop a summary of various
BTL6 Creating
applications in the real-world scenario. (13)
4. Explain in detail about 3V’s of Big Data (13) BTL1 Remembering
Discuss in detail about Big Data and Data Warehouse with an example. (13)
5. BTL2 Understanding
Explain in detail about what Big Data Analytics challenges? (13)
6. BTL2 Understanding

7. Discuss in detail various Top Analytics Tools . (13) BTL2 Understanding

8. Explain in detail Data Analytics Life Cycle. (13) BTL1 Remembering
9. Illustrate big Data and Business Intelligence with an example. (13) BTL3 Applying
10 Analyze how Big Data solution differs in many aspects of BI to use. (13) BTL4 Analyzing
(i) What are the best practices in Big Data analytics? (6)
11. BTL4 Analyzing
(ii) Explain the techniques used in Big Data Analytics. (7)
12. Explain the roles and stages in data science project (13) BTL4 Analyzing
Assess in detail
13. (i) Hadoop Environment. (6) BTL5 Evaluating
(ii) Hadoop Community Package (7)
(i) Generalize the list of tools related to Hadoop. (6)
14. BTL3 Applying
(ii) How does Hadoop work? (7)
PART C

1. Explain in detail about Big data framework (15) BTL6 Creating

2. Write in detail about Four Big Data strategies (15) BTL6 Creating
Assess various techniques used to find patterns in or interpret unstructured
3. BTL5 Evaluating
data. (15)
4. Assess the Popular Big Data Techniques and Vendors. (15) BTL5 Evaluating
 UNIT II – CLASSIFICATION OF ANALYTICS
Big Data Analytics: Classification of analytics - Data Science - Terminologies in Big Data - CAP Theorem
- BASE Concept. NoSQL: Types of Databases – Advantages – NewSQL - SQL vs. NOSQL vs NewSQL.
Introduction to Hadoop: Features – Advantages – Versions - Overview of Hadoop Eco systems - Hadoop
distributions - Hadoop vs. SQL – RDBMS vs. Hadoop - Hadoop Components – Architecture – HDFS.
Hadoop 2 (YARN): Architecture - Interacting with Hadoop Eco systems.
PART – A
BT
Q.No Questions Competence
Level
1 Give the classification of analytics. BTL1 Remembering
2 State Descriptive analytics. BTL1 Remembering
3 List the Two techniques used in descriptive analytics. BTL1 Remembering
4 Define Predictive analytics. BTL1 Remembering
5 Compare Descriptive Analytics with Predictive. BTL3 Applying
6 List out the Terminologies used in Big Data Environments. BTL3 Applying
7 Difference between Descriptive and Predictive. BTL2 Understanding
8 What do you mean by NoSQL? BTL2 Understanding
9 Distinguish RDBMS Versus Hadoop BTL2 Understanding
10 Compare SQL and NoSQL BTL2 Understanding
11 What is SQL? BTL1 Remembering
12 Define CAP Theorem. BTL1 Remembering
13 Draw Hadoop Architecture Diagram. BTL3 Applying
14 What do you mean by HDFS? BTL4 Analyzing
15 Analyze Advantages of Hadoop BTL4 Analyzing
16 What do you mean by YARN? BTL4 Analyzing
17 Assess what is Scheduler? BTL5 Evaluating
18 What are the Components of Hadoop Ecosystem? BTL5 Evaluating
19 Investigate HBase. BTL6 Creating
20 Construct Hadoop 2 (YARN): Architecture. BTL6 Creating
PART – B
1 Describe in detail about the Classification of analytics. (13) BTL1 Remembering
2 Illustrate CAP Theorem with an example. (13) BTL3 Applying
3 Discuss in detail various Terminologies used in Big Data environment. (13) BTL1 Remembering
4 List various Types of Databases and explain in detail. (13) BTL1 Remembering

5 Compare NewSQL - SQL vs. NoSQL vs NewSQL. (13) BTL2 Understanding

Explain in detail:
6 (i) Hadoop features (6) BTL2 Understanding
(ii) Advantages of Hadoop. (7)
 7 Compare SQL and NoSQL (13) BTL2 Understanding
(i) How Does Hadoop Work? (4)
8 BTL3 Applying
(ii) Illustrate with an example. (9)
9 Illustrate with an example Hadoop Distributed File System. (13) BTL3 Applying
Explain in detail various Components of Hadoop Ecosystem and how data
10 BTL4 Analyzing
stored in HDFS? (13)
11 Explain Hadoop 2 (YARN) Architecture in detail. (13) BTL4 Analyzing
12 Explain the core tasks that Hadoop performs. (13) BTL4 Analyzing
(i)Evaluate Processing Data with Hadoop and Managing Resources (9)
13 BTL5 Evaluating
(ii)Applications with Hadoop YARN. (4)
14 Construct the Hadoop Architecture and explain in detail. (13) BTL6 Creating
PART C
1. Investigate the differences between RDBMS and NoSQL databases (15) BTL6 Creating
Write in detail about:
(i) R Language (5)
2. BTL6 Creating
(ii) Apache Spark (5)
(iii) MongoDB (5)
Evaluate:
(i) Data Mining (5)
3. BTL5 Evaluating
(ii) Data Warehousing (5)
(iii) Data Science (5)
4. Evaluate various challenges of Distributed Computing. (15) BTL5 Evaluating

UNIT III - MONGO DB

MongoDB: Introduction – Features - Data types - MongoDB Query language -. Cassandra: Introduction –
Features -Data types – CQLSH - Key spaces - CRUD operations – Collections – Counter – TTL - Alter
commands - Import and Export - Querying System tables. Map Reduce: Mapper – Reducer – Combiner –
Partitioner – Searching – Sorting – Compression.
PART – A
BT
Q.No Questions Competence
Level
1. What is MongoDB? BTL1 Remembering
2. Define Database. BTL1 Remembering
3. What is Collection? BTL1 Remembering
4. What do you mean by Document? BTL1 Remembering
5. What is Cassandra? BTL1 Remembering
6. List Advantages of MongoDB over RDBMS BTL1 Remembering
7. Why Use MongoDB? BTL2 Understanding
8. Where to Use MongoDB? BTL2 Understanding
9. What are data types supported by MongoDB? BTL2 Understanding
10. Describe find method. BTL2 Understanding
11. Analyze the NOR in MongoDB. BTL4 Analyzing
12. Examine relationship of RDBMS terminology with MongoDB. BTL4 Analyzing
 13. What CQL Cassandra Query Language BTL3 Applying
14. What is keyspaces in Cassandra? BTL3 Applying
15. Analyze the data types provided by CQL. BTL4 Analyzing
16. Classify the CRUD operations. BTL3 Applying
17. Assess Time To Live (TTL) for a column in Cassandra BTL5 Evaluating
18. Assess tasks of The MapReduce algorithm. BTL5 Evaluating
19. Write the actions performed by MapReduce algorithm. BTL6 Creating
20. What is the use of MapReduce? BTL6 Creating

PART – B

1 Describe in detail about MongoDB datatypes. (13) BTL1 Remembering

(i)List the advantages of MongoDB over RDBMS (7)
2 BTL1 Remembering
(ii) Why use MongoDB? (6)
(i)Discuss in detail Why CRUD is so important (10)
3 BTL1 Remembering
(ii)List the benefits of CURD (3)
(i)What do you mean by mongosh? (3)
4 (ii)List two options of editor mode and Write about Mongo Shell vs Legacy BTL1 Remembering
mongo shell. (10)
5 Describe in detail various User-defined datatypes in Cqlsh (13) BTL2 Understanding
Discuss in detail about:
6 (i) $eq operator (7) BTL2 Understanding
(ii) $gt operator (6)
7 Explain $gte operator with an example program. (13) BTL2 Understanding
Illustrate Time To Live (TTL) for a column in Cassandra for delete with an
8 BTL3 Applying
example. (13)
Illustrate with your own example to retrieve the document(s) whose first
9 BTL3 Applying
name is not "X" and last name is not "Y". (13)
Illustrate Time To Live (TTL) for a column in Cassandra for Insert with an
BTL3 Applying
10 example. (13)
Explain in detail with example about Importing and Exporting Data in
11 BTL4 Analyzing
MongoDB. (13)
12 Explain sorting MapReduce algorithm (13) BTL4 Analyzing
Evaluate how MapReduce employs Searching algorithm to find out the
13 details of the employee who draws the highest salary in a given employee BTL5 Evaluating
dataset. (13)
14 Write about Aggregation Pipeline Stages in MongoDB. (13) BTL6 Applying

Write a program to retrieve the document with title MongoDB Overview

1. BTL6 Creating
(15)
2. Investigate various built-in data types available in CQL. (15) BTL6 Creating
3. Evaluate CRUD operations with an example. (15) BTL5 Evaluating
4. How MapReduce Works? Explain with an example. (15) BTL5 Evaluating
UNIT IV - HADOOP ECO SYSTEMS
Hive – Architecture - data type - File format – HQL – SerDe - User defined functions - Pig: Features –
Anatomy - Pig on Hadoop - Pig Philosophy - Pig Latin overview - Data types - Running pig - Execution
modes of Pig - HDFS commands - Relational operators - Eval Functions - Complex data type - Piggy Bank -
User defined Functions - Parameter substitution - Diagnostic operator.
PART – A
BT
Q.No Questions Competence
Level
1. Define is Hive in Big Data. BTL1 Remembering
2. List two modules of Hadoop. BTL1 Remembering
3. What is MapReduce? BTL1 Remembering
4. Define HQL. BTL1 Remembering
5. List sub projects of Hadoop Eco system BTL1 Remembering
6. What do you mean by sqoop? BTL4 Analyzing
7. What is Pig? BTL2 Understanding
8. Illustrate Hive with an example. BTL3 Applying
9. What are the Features of Hive? BTL2 Understanding
10. Describe SerDe in Hive. BTL2 Understanding
11. Illustrate Apache Pi with an example. BTL3 Applying
12. Differences between Apache MapReduce and PIG BTL2 Understanding
13. List the uses of Pig technology. BTL1 Remembering
14. Analyze Pig Latin. BTL4 Analyzing
15. Analyze various Latin Data Types. BTL4 Analyzing
16. Illustrate Pig Data Types with an example. BTL3 Applying
17. Assess four different types of diagnostic operators of Pig Latin. BTL5 Evaluating
18. Assess Types of UDF’s in Java BTL5 Evaluating
19. Write the six programming languages which UDF supports. BTL6 Creating
20. State the Use of Piggy Bank. BTL6 Creating
PART – B
1 Describe in detail Architecture of Hive. (13) BTL1 Remembering
Discuss in detail about:
2 (i)Working of Hive (7) BTL1 Remembering
(ii)How Hive interacts with Hadoop framework (6)
3 List the various File Formats in Hive and explain in detail. (13) BTL1 Remembering
4 Describe about Hive DDL Commands in detail. (13) BTL1 Remembering
5 Discuss in detail about Hive DML Commands (13) BTL2 Understanding
(i)What is Hive Query Language? (4)
6 BTL2 Understanding
(ii)Discuss in detail with an example. (9)
7 Discuss in detail various Latin Data Types with an example. (13) BTL2 Understanding
Evaluate Apache Pig scripts executed in:
(i)Interactive mode (4)
8 BTL5 Evaluating
(ii)Batch mode (4)
(iii)Embedded mode. (5)
9 Illustrate Apache Pig Execution Modes with an example. (13) BTL3 Applying
10 Explain Pig Latin Relational Operations with an example. (13) BTL4 Analyzing
 11 Examine list of eval functions provided by Apache Pig with an example.(13) Analyzing
BTL4
12 Analyze Pig Versus Hive with an example. (13) BTL4 Analyzing
Write in detail about the following Eval Functions:
13 (i) AVG() and BagToString() (7) BTL6 Creating
(ii) CONCAT() and COUNT() (6)
14 Illustrate how to write a sample UDF using Eclipse. (13) BTL3 Applying
PART C
1 Evaluate Bucketing and give its advantages. (15) BTL5 Evaluating
2 Write a Word Count Example Using Pig Script. (15) BTL6 Evaluating
Assess the following with an example,
3. (i)Dump Operator and Describe Operator (8) BTL5 Creating
(ii) Explanation Operator and Illustration Operator (7)

4. Write in detail Why we go for Hive When Pig is There? (15) BTL6 Creating

UNIT V - CASE STUDIES

Big Data Case Studies – Retail sector, public sector, banking sector, small business, scientific research,
health care sector.
PART – A
BT
Q.No Questions Competence
Level
1. Why retail companies using Big Data? BTL1 Remembering
2. What is the use of Big Data in Retail Industry BTL6 Creating
3. What are the Big Data use cases in Retail Industry? BTL1 Remembering
4. Analyze Why public sectors using Big Data? BTL4 Analyzing
5. State use of Big Data in public sectors BTL1 Remembering
6. Big Data use cases in public sectors BTL1 Remembering
7. Why banking sector using Big Data? BTL2 Understanding
8. Analyze the use of Big Data in banking sector BTL4 Analyzing
9. Assess use cases in banking sector BTL5 Evaluating
10. Why small business using Big Data? BTL2 Understanding
11. Illustrate Big Data in small business with an example. BTL3 Applying
12. Show the use cases in small business BTL3 Applying
13. Apply big Data in scientific research BTL3 Applying
14. Describe the use of Big Data in scientific research BTL2 Understanding
15. List Big Data use cases in scientific research BTL1 Remembering
16. Why health care sector using Big Data? BTL4 Analyzing
17. Describe use of Big Data in health care sector BTL2 Understanding
18. What are the Big Data use cases in health care sector? BTL1 Remembering
19. Assess various applications of Big Data in Banking Sector BTL5 Evaluating
20. Investigate the use of Data Mining by Walmart. BTL6 Creating

Discuss in detail:
1 (i)Personalizing customer experience (7) BTL1 Remembering
(ii)Predicting demands (6)
Describe in detail:
2 (i)Operational efficiency (6) BTL1 Remembering
(ii)Customer journey analytics (7)
3 Discuss the opportunities and challenges of Big Data in Public Sector. (13) BTL2 Understanding
Explain in detail:
(i)Risk Management (4)
4 BTL1 Remembering
(ii)Fraud Detection (4)
(iii)Customer Contentment (5)
Explain in detail the use of Big Data by Walmart in achieving their
5 BTL2 Understanding
goals.(13)
6 Explain in detail Netflix Case study. (13) BTL1 Remembering
7 What do you know about the Big Data implementation by eBay? (13) BTL2 Understanding
8 Explain case study on Scientific Research using Big Data. (13) BTL4 Analyzing
9 Illustrate big data case study in healthcare challenges and opportunities (13) BTL3 Applying
10 Explain BiClustering with an example. (13) BTL4 Analyzing
Explain with suitable example the concept of Internal and External Data
11 BTL6 Creating
sources for performing data analysis in the business environment. (13)
Explain with a suitable example the various tasks for a business analyst and
12 BTL4 Analyzing
the required skills for data analysis in a business environment. (13)
Evaluate Facebook has been one of the most successful companies in the
13 world at gathering our data and turning it into profit – and why some think BTL5 Evaluating
its business practices sometimes overstep the mark. (13)
Illustrate with a suitable example the concept of Internal and External Data
14
(13) BTL3 Applying
sources for performing data analysis in the business environment.
PART C
Investigate How Big Data Analytics implementation helped Uber to reach BTL5 Evaluating
1.
greater heights. (15)
What are IOT Devices and how they are related to Big Data and
2. BTL6 Creating
Cloud Technologies? (15)
3. Evaluate Big Data in predicting the uncertainties. (15) BTL5 Evaluating
How is the emergence of Cloud Technologies related to the growth in Big
4. BTL6 Creating
Data? (15)