MCASemester 32023-24Big DataKCA-022

Big Data (KCA-022) - AKTU Question Paper 2023-24

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This is the official AKTU Big Data Previous Year Question Paper for MCA Semester 3, academic session 2023-24. 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:2023-24

University:AKTU / UPTU

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Questions Asked in 2023-24

Big Data (KCA-022) — complete question paper · 100 marks · 3 Hours

Section AAttempt all q u e s t i o n s i n b r i e f . 2 x 10 = 20

a
Define the term Big Data. 2 1
b
Which type of data can be used for the Big Data? 2 1
c
How does Apache Hadoop help process the data? 2 2
d
List the 2 components of Hadoop. 2 2
e
Write down the default block size of HDFS. 2 3
f
Discuss two compression formats in Hadoop. 2 3
g
Which component was int roduced newly in Hadoop 2.0? 2 4
h
List the responsib ilities division of Job Tracker in Hadoop 2.0. 2 4 i. Discuss the execution modes of the Pig 2 5 j. Write 2 differences between Hbase and RDBMS. 2 5

Section BAttempt any three o f t h e f o l l o w i n g : 10 x 3 = 30

a
Discuss the various types of analytics used in Big Data. 10 1
b
Describe the Hadoop Ecosystem. 10 2
c
What do you mean by scaling out? Discuss the various reason s for scaling out. 10 3
d
Compare the NoSQL databases with Relational databases. Desc ribe the various types of NoSQL databases. 10 4
e
Explain the architecture of Pig with the help of a neat diagram. 10 5

Section CAttempt any one p a r t o f t h e f o l l o w i n g : 10 x 1 = 10

a
Discuss the 5 Vs used in Big D ata with the help of an example. 10 1
b
Illustrate the use of cloud c omputing to manage the data. 10 1
a
Discuss the role of Hadoop Pip es in the map-reduce process. 10 2
b
Illustrate the map-reduce ar chitecture with the help of a neat diagram. 10 2
a
Illustrate the rack awareness algorithm for writing the data in HDFS. 10 3
b
Illustrate the process of reading a block in Hadoop. 10 3
a
Explain the components of fea tures and components of Apache Spark. 10 4
b
Discuss the role of MapReduce in Hadoop. Give the compariso n between MapReduce V1 and V2. 10 4
a
Describe the Hive Architect ure with the help of a neat diagram. 10 5
b
Discuss the requirements a nd architecture of zookeeper. 10 5

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

Questions that appeared in more than one session, found by comparing 4 years of Big Data papers (2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25)

Describe the Hadoop Ecosystem. 10 2

Appeared in: 2022-23 · 2023-24

Explain the architecture of Pig with the help of a neat diagram. 10 5