SPPU Information Technology (Semester 8)
Information Storage & Retrieval
December 2014
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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


Answer any one question from Q1 and Q2
1 (a) How to generate the Document representative using Conflation Algorithm.
10 M
1 (b) Explain Luhn's idea for understanding the context of the document.
8 M

2 (a) What is the use of Clustering in IR? Explain Clustering Hypothesis for R-R and R-N-R associations of Collections.
10 M
2 (b) Differentiate between Data and Information Retrieval.
8 M

Answer any one question from Q3 and Q4
3 (a) Explain how Records are organized in Multi-lists state with an example and its advantage over inverted files.
8 M
3 (b) Explain different types of Search strategies.
8 M

4 (a) Explain inverted index file concept with example.
8 M
4 (b) What is the role of XML in Information Retrieval? Explain XML data model and evaluation of queries.
8 M

Answer any one question from Q5 and Q6
5 (a) Explain the TREC Collection.
8 M
5 (b) Explain the term.
i) R-Precision
ii) Precision Histogram
iii) The Harmonic Mean
iv) The E Measure
8 M

6 (a) Explain various challenges for effective delivery of Digital Library Architecture.
8 M
6 (b) Write brief note on OPACs.
8 M

Answer any one question from Q7 and Q8
7 (a) Write note on Ontology and the Ontology Life Cycle.
10 M
7 (b) Write brief note on 'Query processing in a Distributed IR system'.
8 M

8 (a) Describe MIMD architecture with respect to 'Multitasking' in Parallel IR.
10 M
8 (b) Compare Distributed IR and Parallel IR.
8 M

Answer any one question from Q9 and Q10
9 (a) What is Multimedia IR? Discuss steps on which of data retrieval relies.
8 M
9 (b) Explain the steps involved for retrieving data in Multimedia IR systems.
8 M

10 (a) Explain the MULTOS data model with example.
8 M
10 (b) Write short note on.
i) SQL3 query language
ii) Generic multimedia indexing
8 M

Answer any one question from Q11 and Q12
11 (a) Explain the centralized crawler-indexer and Harvest-distributed architecture of a search Engine.
8 M
11 (b) Write short note on.
i) Meta searchers
ii) Metacrawler
8 M

12 (a) Explain how web search engine works.
8 M
12 (b) Write short note on Dynamic Search and Software Agents.
8 M



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