MCASemester 32022-23Big DataKCA-022

Big Data (KCA-022) - AKTU Question Paper 2022-23

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This is the official AKTU Big Data Previous Year Question Paper for MCA Semester 3, academic session 2022-23. Published by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU/UPTU), Lucknow. Free PDF download — no login required.

Course:MCA

Semester:Semester 3

Session:2022-23

University:AKTU / UPTU

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Big Data (KCA-022) — complete question paper

Section AAttempt all questions in brief. 2x10 = 20

a
Define types of digital data
b
What is big data privacy and ethics?
c
Write history of hadoop
d
What is real world Map Reduce?
e
What is HDFS concept?
f
What is Avro and file -based data structures?
g
Describe Hadoop ecosystem components
h
State the need of NoSQL databases? i) Describe the comparison of Pig with databases. j) What is a zookeeper?

Section BAttempt any three of the following: 10x3 = 30

a
Explain the concept big data with its architecture, and tech nological components
b
Define anatomy of map reduce job run
c
How does hdfs store, read, and write files
d
Differentiate in fo llowing in reference with proper examples- (i) SQL and NOSQL (ii) MapReduce and YARN (iii)HBase and HDFS (iv) Spark and SCALA Describe applications on big data using Pig, Hive, and HBase

Section CAttempt any one part of the following: 10x1 = 10

a
Analyze nature of data, and challenges of convolutional systems over intelligent data analysis? Also differentiate between analysis and reporting
b
Describe 5 v’s of data and big data features in detail
a
Describe Apache Hadoop, Ha doop streaming, and Hadoop pipes
b
Explain how does map reduce wo rks. Also explain unit tests with MR unit, test data and local tests
a
Explain the procedure of set ting up a Hadoop cluster, cluster specification, cluster setup and installation
b
Define data ingest with flume and scoop. Also, explain the c oncept of Hadoop in the cloud
a
What are spark applications and how to install spark
b
Describe inheritance, functio ns and closures concept of scale
a
What do you mean by apache hiv e architecture? Explain hive installation
b
What do you mean by infosphere, BigInsights and big sheets?

Question text is extracted from the official AKTU question paper PDF above. Hindi translations are omitted — every question is printed in English in the original paper. Last verified: 2026-08-23.

Repeated Questions — KCA-022

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Describe Hadoop ecosystem components

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