Gujarat Technological UniversitySummer 2024 examination

GTU 3170722 Big Data Analytics (BDA) Summer 2024 Question Paper & PDF

B.E. · Computer Engineering · Semester 7 · Subject code 3170722
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70 marks
To pass
23 marks (33%)
Duration
2.5 Hours 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Questions
5 with internal choice
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Q.1

14 Marks
(a)
3 marksAsked in 2 of 4 papers
Give difference between traditional data and big data.

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q1b

(b)
4 marks
What is Big data Analytics? Explain any one case study of it.
(c)
7 marksAsked in 4 of 4 papers
Explain 4 V’s of Big data.

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q2b, Winter 2025 Q1b, Summer 2025 Q1a

Q.2

14 Marks
(a)
3 marks
List various configuration files used in Hadoop Installation
(b)
4 marks
How HDFS is different from traditional NFS?
(c)
7 marks
What is Hadoop? Briefly explain the core components of it.
(c)
7 marksAsked in 2 of 4 papers

What is MapReduce? Explain working of various phases of MapReduce with appropriate example and diagram.

Also asked in Winter 2025 Q2c

Q.3

14 Marks
(a)
3 marksAsked in 2 of 4 papers
Discuss role of Data node and Name node in HDFS.

Also asked in Winter 2025 Q5b OR

(b)
4 marksAsked in 2 of 4 papers
Explain features and advantages of NoSQL.

Also asked in Winter 2025 Q3c

(c)
7 marks

What is data stream mining? Explain stream data model and its architecture in detail.

(a)
3 marks

What do you mean by job scheduling in Hadoop? List different schedulers in Hadoop.

(b)
4 marksAsked in 3 of 4 papers

What is NoSQL database? List the differences between NoSQL and relational databases.

Also asked in Winter 2025 Q3c OR, Summer 2025 Q3a

(c)
7 marks

Explain Counting oneness in a Window and Decaying Window of mining data stream in detail.

Q.4

14 Marks
(a)
3 marks
Explain the Data Model of HBase.
(b)
4 marks

How HBase uses Zookeeper to Build Applications? Explain in detail.

(c)
7 marks

Explain Pig data Model in detail and Discuss how it will help for effective data flow.

(a)
3 marksAsked in 2 of 4 papers
Explain the HiveQL-Select-Order By with suitable example.

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q4c OR

(b)
4 marksAsked in 2 of 4 papers
Compare Hive and Pig query language.

Also asked in Winter 2025 Q4b

(c)
7 marksAsked in 2 of 4 papers
Explain briefly on Hbase architecture with neat diagram.

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q3c

Q.5

14 Marks
(a)
3 marksAsked in 3 of 4 papers
Justify spark is faster than mapReduce.

Also asked in Winter 2025 Q5c OR, Summer 2025 Q4a

(b)
4 marks
Define various Actions in Spark.
(c)
7 marks

Generalize how is data analysis used in

aStock market predictions.
bWeather forecasting predictions.
(a)
3 marksAsked in 2 of 4 papers

What are the components of spark? Also state the features of spark.

Also asked in Winter 2025 Q5c

(b)
4 marks
What does a Spark Engine do? What is GraphX?
(c)
7 marksAsked in 3 of 4 papers
What is RDD? State and Explain RDD operations.

Also asked in Winter 2025 Q5a, Summer 2025 Q4b

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Official Gujarat Technological University (GTU) examination paper for Big Data Analytics (BDA) (Summer 2024, B.E. · Computer Engineering, Sem 7). Features complete 70-mark regular & remedial examination pattern, official marking distribution across all 5 questions, and direct 1-click official PDF download.

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