Q.1
14 Marks(a)
Define Big Data. Enlist its importance over traditional database system.
(b)
Explain characteristics of Big Data.
(c)
Explain Hadoop components with diagram.
Gujarat Technological UniversitySummer 2026 examination
GTU 3161607 Big Data Analytics Summer 2026 Question Paper & PDF
B.E. · IT Engineering · Semester 6 · Subject code 3161607
- Total
- 70 marks
- To pass
- 23 marks (33%)
- Duration
- 2.5 Hours 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM
- Questions
- 5 with internal choice
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Q.2
14 Marks(a)
What is distributed file system? Explain key features of Hadoop Distributed File System.
(b)
Explain working of reduce phase of MapReduce with an example.
(c)
Define HDFS. Discuss the HDFS Architecture and HDFS commands in brief.
OR
(c)
List out the features of NoSQL. Explain types of NoSQL databases in brief.
Q.3
14 Marks(a)
Define the following terms for Big Data:
iStructured data
iiSemi structured data
iiiUnstructured data.
(b)
Explain Security in Hadoop.
(c)
How Big data helps stock market analysis.
OR
(a)
Write a MapReduce code for Word Count.
(b)
List the differences between NoSQL and relational databases.
(c)
Explain stream data architecture in detail.
Q.4
14 Marks(a)
Differentiate Master-slave Vs peer-to-peer.
(b)
Mention usefulness of Pig. What are key features of Pig?
(c)
Explain Map Reduce types and formats in detail.
OR
(a)
Explain any three HiveQL DDL command with its syntax and example.
(b)
Describe application of RTAP.
(c)
How Big data helps Health care domain.
Q.5
14 Marks(a)
Describe important features of Apache Spark.
(b)
What is Zookeeper? Write functions of it.
(c)
Justify: “SPARK is faster than MapReduce”.
OR
(a)
How Implicit filtering is differing from explicit filtering?
(b)
Explain the components of SPARK.
(c)
Explain the architecture and features of HIVE.
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