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Big Data and Analytics Unit 4 – Hadoop Ecosystem YARN NoSQL Spark Scala: important questions for AKTU

Unit 4 (Hadoop Ecosystem YARN NoSQL Spark Scala) questions that AKTU repeats most often. This unit carries about 40 marks per paper. Start with the repeated questions, then the most asked topics.

Most repeated Unit 4 questions

  • Evaluate the use of NoSQL databases in real-time big data applications. Discuss their strengths and weaknesses compared to SQL databases. (7 marks, 2025, NoSQL Databases) – also asked in 2022, 2023, 2024
  • Discuss the detailed architecture of YARN along with its components. (7 marks, 2025, Hadoop Ecosystem and YARN) – also asked in 2022, 2023, 2024
  • Explain the components of features and components of Apache Spark. (7 marks, 2025, Apache Spark) – also asked in 2022, 2023, 2024

Most important Unit 4 topic

  • Hadoop Ecosystem and YARN (Unit 4: Hadoop Ecosystem YARN NoSQL Spark Scala) – asked 19 times in 2018, 2023, 2024, 2025

Most asked Unit 4 topics

  • Hadoop Ecosystem and YARN – asked 19 times
  • NoSQL Databases – asked 9 times
  • MongoDB – asked 8 times

More Unit 4 previous year questions

  • What are the main components of the Hadoop ecosystem? (2 marks, 2025, Hadoop Ecosystem and YARN)
  • Explain briefly the role of YARN in the Hadoop ecosystem. (2 marks, 2025, Hadoop Ecosystem and YARN)
  • What are the main components of the Hadoop ecosystem? (2 marks, 2025, Hadoop Ecosystem and YARN)
  • What is the role of YARN in Hadoop? (2 marks, 2025, Hadoop Ecosystem and YARN)
  • Evaluate the trade-offs between real-time and batch processing in distributed systems. How do technologies like YARN and Spark support both paradigms (7 marks, 2025, Apache Spark)

Unit 4 syllabus topics

  • Hadoop Ecosystem and YARN
  • NoSQL Databases
  • MongoDB
  • Apache Spark
  • Scala Programming