Question 1
(a)
What is Big data? Explain sources of big data.
3 Marks
(b)
Describe Traditional vs. Big Data business approach.
4 Marks
(c)
Write a short note on Hadoop Architecture.
7 Marks
Gujarat Technological UniversitySummer 2026 Examination
GTU 3170722 Big Data Analytics (BDA) Summer 2026 Paper Solution & PDF
B.E. · Computer Engineering · Semester 7 · Subject Code: 3170722
Total Marks70 MarksExternal theory exam
Passing Marks23 Marks33% minimum cutoff
Exam Duration2.5 Hours2:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Paper Structure5 QuestionsWith internal OR choices
Question 2
(a)
Explain basic Components of Analyzing the Data with Hadoop.
3 Marks
(b)
Explain 4 V’s of Big data
4 Marks
(c)
Write a short note on HDFS (Hadoop Distributed File System).
7 Marks
OR OPTION
(c)
Discuss Hadoop YARN in detail with failures in classic MapReduce.
7 Marks
Question 3
(a)
Give difference between master-slave model and peer-to- peer model.
3 Marks
(b)
Elaborate Key-value stores, Graph stores, Column family stores & Document stores.
4 Marks
(c)
Explain the architecture of HBase
7 Marks
OR OPTION
(a)
What is Zookeeper?
3 Marks
(b)
Differentiate between HIVE and HBASE.
4 Marks
(c)
Which Four ways that NoSQL systems handle big data problems.
7 Marks
Question 4
(a)
What is Pig?
3 Marks
(b)
What is Stream Computing and Sampling Data in a Stream?
4 Marks
(c)
Discuss about How E-Commerce is Using Big Data to Improve Business in detail.
7 Marks
OR OPTION
(a)
How MongoDB is better than SQL database?
3 Marks
(b)
Write a short note on Decaying Window.
4 Marks
(c)
Explain the HiveQL-Select-Order By with suitable example.
7 Marks
Question 5
(a)
Write a short note on Spark.
3 Marks
(b)
Explain HIVE data types in brief.
4 Marks
(c)
Explain CRUD operations in MongoDB.
7 Marks
OR OPTION
(a)
Describe data processing operators in Pig.
3 Marks
(b)
Explain Replication and scaling feature of MongoDB.
4 Marks
(c)
Explain Spark Architecture.
7 Marks
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