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    Section B BCS THE CHARTERED INSTITUTE FOR IT

    Answer Section B questions in Answer Book B


    BCS HIGHER EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS
    BCS Level 5 Diploma in IT
    B4.
    a) Explain how the following THREE traits of Big Data help to differentiate Big Data
    processing from other data processing:
    BIG DATA MANAGEMENT

    i) Variety; Thursday 6th May 2021 - Morning


    ii) Veracity;
    iii) Value. Answer any FOUR questions out of SIX. All questions carry equal marks.
    (15 marks)
    Time: TWO hours.
    b) Explain why a traditional Relational database management system is generally
    considered unsuitable as the primary platform for processing the large volume, high Answer any Section A questions you attempt in Answer Book A
    velocity, unstructured data associated with a Big Data processing task. Answer any Section B questions you attempt in Answer Book B

    (10 marks) The marks given in brackets are indicative of the weight given to each part of the question.

    Calculators are NOT allowed in this examination.


    B5.
    a) Explain the benefits of a NoSQL database system for Big Data processing.
    (10 marks)

    b) Describe the following THREE properties of Brewer’s CAP theorem:

    i) Consistency;
    ii) Availability;
    iii) Partition tolerance.
    (9 marks)

    c) Explain why only TWO of the THREE properties of the CAP theorem can be
    simultaneously supported in a distributed database cluster.
    (6 marks)

    B6.
    a) Describe the principal goals of machine learning.
    (5 marks)

    b) Briefly explain learning bias in a machine learning algorithm.


    (5 marks)

    c) Explain, with an example, how a supervised machine learning algorithm can be used
    in a data classification task.
    (15 marks)

    End of Examination

    (page 4)
    Section A A3.
    Answer Section A questions in Answer Book A a) Describe the Comprehensive R Archive Network (CRAN).
    (5 marks)

    A1. b) It is a common view that the R platform is unsuited to dealing directly with Big Data.
    a) Explain the defining characteristics of the following TWO data types: Briefly explain why this view might be taken.
    (5 marks)
    i) Structured data;
    ii) Unstructured data. c) A vector of nine numbers is created in R, by the following script:
    (10 marks)
    xvar <- c (-20,7,3.5, -7,16,31, -1,11,30).
    b) Explain the main issues to be considered in the processing of large volumes of fast
    real time streamed data. For this vector xvar. Write R scripts using base R functions to compute the
    (5 marks) following statistics:

    c) Describe the basic components of the Kafka event data streaming platform. i) The Median of xvar;
    (10 marks) ii) The Mean of xvar using the Trim option to remove the leading and
    trailing two numbers in the vector.
    (5 marks)
    A2.
    a) Describe TWO advantages and TWO disadvantages to outsourcing a Big Data d) Write an R script that implements your own user function to compute the statistical
    project to an external supplier. Mode of a data vector. Make use of any other base R functions within your script.
    (10 marks) (10 marks)
    b) Big Data network infrastructure requirements have identified properties that are
    crucial to effective handling of Big Data. Explain the following THREE network
    properties and state how they can be optimised for handling Big Data processing:

    i) Network resilience;
    ii) Network partitioning;
    iii) Network application awareness.
    (15 marks)

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