SPPU Information Technology (Semester 7)
Business Intelligence
December 2016
Total marks: --
Total time: --
INSTRUCTIONS
(1) Assume appropriate data and state your reasons
(2) Marks are given to the right of every question
(3) Draw neat diagrams wherever necessary


Solve any one question from Q.1(a,b) & Q.2(a,b)
1(a) What is OLAP? Explain the guidelines for implementation of OLAP.
6 M
1(b) Define Business Intelligence. Explain the role of data warehouse in Business Inetelligence.
4 M

2(a) What are facts? Explain additive, semi-additive and non-additive facts with the help of example.
6 M
2(b) Differentiate between OLAP and OLTP.
4 M

Solve any one question from Q.3(a,b) & Q.4(a,b)
3(a) Explain different types of schema used for data warehouse design.
4 M
3(b) Explain components of ETL architecture with the help of neat diagram.
6 M

4(a) Explain data mart in detail.
4 M
4(b) Write short note on: (Each 3 Marks) ,br> i) Sowly Changing Dimensions (SCD)
ii) Conformed Dimensions
6 M

Solve any one question from Q.5(a,b) & Q.6(a,b)
5(a) What are the various types of Reports? Explain Ad-hoc reporting in detail.
8 M
5(b) What is data aggregation? Explain use of data aggregation.
8 M

6(a) Explain the importance of security while creating Business Intelligence reports. Explain different types of securities in reporting.
8 M
6(b) What is materialized view and Snapshot materialized view? Explain with proper example.
8 M

Solve any one question from Q.7(a,b) & Q.8(a,b)
7(a) Explain cluster analysis with real world example. Also list out its applications.
8 M
7(b) Compare and contrast In-DB and In-memory analytics.
8 M

8(a) What is time-series analysis? Explain the ways to identify the patterns in time-series data.
8 M
8(b) Explain hierarchical clustering algorithm along with different methods to calculate the distance between clusters.
8 M

Solve any one question from Q.9(a,b) & Q.10(a,b,c,d)
9(a) Explain with neat diagram the architecture of Business Intelligence on cloud.
10 M
9(b) Explain the components of Teradata with the help of diagram.
8 M

Write short notes any three question from Q.10(a, b, c, d)
10(a) Map-Reduce
6 M
10(b) HDFS
6 M
10(c) PIG
6 M
10(d) HIVE
6 M



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