Module 1: Introduction to Big Data & Analytics
1. Define Big Data. Explain its characteristics and challenges with examples.
2. Explain the classification of Big Data analytics with suitable examples.
3. Discuss the classification of Big Data using a neat diagram.
4. Compare traditional Business Intelligence (BI) with Big Data architecture.
5. What is NoSQL? Explain its types (Document, Column, Key-Value, Graph) with
examples.
6. Explain the CAP theorem and its significance in distributed databases.
7. Define NoSQL. Explain its features and advantages over NoSQL and RDBMS.
8. Explain the Hadoop ecosystem components for data storage and processing.
Module 2: Hadoop & MapReduce
1. With a neat diagram, explain the HDFS architecture and major components.
2. Describe the HDFS daemons (NameNode, DataNode, Secondary NameNode) and
their roles.
3. Write HDFS commands to perform: list, create directory, copy file, and display file
contents.
4. Explain the anatomy of HDFS read and write operations.
5. Implement or explain the Word Count program using MapReduce.
6. What is MapReduce? Explain its components and workflow.
7. Differentiate between Combiner and Reducer functions in MapReduce.
8. Compare YARN and traditional Hadoop processing models, highlighting advantages.
Module 3: MongoDB (NoSQL Database)
1. What is MongoDB? Explain why it is preferred for Big Data applications.
2. Describe CRUD operations (Insert, Read, Update, Delete) in MongoDB with
examples.
3. Explain Count, Sort, Limit, Skip, and Aggregate functions with suitable syntax.
4. Demonstrate the generation of a unique key or ObjectId in MongoDB.
5. Compare MongoDB and RDBMS in terms of data model and query structure.
6. Write MongoDB queries to insert, filter, update, and delete documents from a
collection.
7. Explain the data types supported in MongoDB with examples.
8. Define Collections and Documents in MongoDB and explain their structure.
Module 4: Hive & Pig
1. Define Hive and explain its main tasks, features, and use cases.
2. With a neat diagram, explain the Hive architecture and its components.
3. Describe the Hive file formats (Text, ORC, Parquet) and their advantages.
4. Explain Bucketing in Hive with an example and its benefits for performance.
5. Define Pig. Explain its architecture, features, and use cases.
6. Compare Pig and Hive highlighting their differences and use cases.
7. Explain five relational operators in Pig Latin with examples.
8. Describe the data flow and execution modes in Pig (Local vs MapReduce mode).
Module 5: Spark & Text/Web Analytics
1. What is Apache Spark? Explain its features and use cases.
2. With a neat diagram, explain the five-layer Spark architecture and its working.
3. Compare Spark and Hadoop in terms of data processing speed and real-time
analytics.
4. Explain Spark SQL and Pandas for performing data analysis.
5. With a neat diagram, explain the Text Mining process and its major phases.
6. Explain Web Mining and its types – Web Content, Structure, and Usage Mining.
7. Describe the PageRank algorithm using the concept of relative authority of linked
pages.
8. Explain Web Content and Link Analytics with suitable examples and applications.