Hadoop and MapReduce Concepts Quiz

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What is the least preferred scenario for executing a mapper in Hadoop?

Executing the mapper on the nodes in different racks (correct)

Executing the mapper on the same node

Executing the mapper on a different node in the same rack

Executing the mapper on multiple nodes within the same rack

Which industry uses Hadoop for predictive maintenance by leveraging IoT device data?

Energy (correct)

Telecommunications

Financial services

Retail

How do telecommunications companies utilize Hadoop-powered analytics?

To optimize supply chain management

To create trading algorithms for financial services

To execute predictive maintenance on their infrastructure (correct)

To enhance traditional retail analytics

What is one application of big data analytics in the public sector?

Anticipating and preventing disease outbreaks Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes how retailers use Hadoop?

To analyze structured and unstructured data for customer insights Signup and view all the answers

What are the two main components of a MapReduce job?

Map task and Reduce task Signup and view all the answers

In the context of MapReduce, what does the 'splitting' mode do?

Divides a file into key-value pairs of data Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the map task in a MapReduce job?

To associate each key with a count of values Signup and view all the answers

What occurs after the mapping phase in a MapReduce process?

Shuffling Signup and view all the answers

What does the reducer do with the values it receives?

Calculates the sum of all numbers for each key Signup and view all the answers

What best describes task parallelism?

Dividing a task into sub-tasks processed on separate nodes Signup and view all the answers

How does data parallelism differ from task parallelism?

It divides a dataset into multiple sub-datasets for processing Signup and view all the answers

What happens with the output from the sub-tasks in parallel processing?

It is combined to obtain the final set of results Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of data munging?

To transform raw data into valuable formats for analytics Signup and view all the answers

Which type of data processing involves executing tasks on multiple separate machines?

Distributed data processing Signup and view all the answers

What is a key characteristic of the MapReduce framework?

It divides a larger task into smaller concurrent sub-tasks Signup and view all the answers

In data munging, what step comes after accessing the raw data?

Transforming the data using algorithms Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes centralized data processing?

All processing occurs on a single machine Signup and view all the answers

What is a major benefit of using real-time data analysis with tools like Apache Spark?

It provides high scalability and fault tolerance Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'data locality' refer to in the context of data processing?

Focusing data processing near the data source to reduce latency Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the steps involved in the data processing workload?

Measuring the amount and nature of data processed over time Signup and view all the answers

What happens when the active NameNode fails in a Hadoop HA cluster?

A passive NameNode becomes active. Signup and view all the answers

Which method does Hadoop HDFS use to ensure fault tolerance?

Replication of users' data on different machines. Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary benefit of data locality in Hadoop?

Reduced network congestion. Signup and view all the answers

What is a drawback of Hadoop related to data processing?

Cross-switch network traffic due to large data volume. Signup and view all the answers

What technique is used to improve efficiency between a mapper and reducer in Hadoop?

Combiner. Signup and view all the answers

In which scenario is intra-rack data locality most applicable?

When mapper execution on the same datanode is impossible. Signup and view all the answers

What is a key factor in ensuring optimal performance in a Hadoop cluster?

Proper configuration and tuning of the cluster. Signup and view all the answers

What does fault tolerance mainly refer to in Hadoop HDFS?

Functioning despite component failures. Signup and view all the answers

What is a unique feature of Hadoop regarding cluster scaling?

Horizontal scaling can add nodes on the fly. Signup and view all the answers

What problem does the high availability feature in Hadoop address?

Single point of failure in older versions. Signup and view all the answers

In which way does Hadoop HDFS ensure data availability if a DataNode fails?

By redirecting users to another DataNode with the same data. Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary role of the NameNode in HDFS?

To maintain the filesystem tree and metadata. Signup and view all the answers

Which type of data processing does Spark primarily support?

Realtime processing with all input data available. Signup and view all the answers

What is a common characteristic of in-memory processing?

It allows faster processing but not permanent storage. Signup and view all the answers

What is one way that vertical scaling is typically implemented in a Hadoop cluster?

By adding more disks to the existing nodes. Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'scalability' refer to in the context of Hadoop?

The ability to expand or shrink the cluster as needed. Signup and view all the answers

What characterizes batch workloads in terms of processing?

They typically involve large quantities of data with sequential read/writes. Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following systems commonly processes workloads in batches?

Online Analytical Processing systems Signup and view all the answers

What is a notable feature of transactional workloads compared to batch workloads?

They process data interactively with low latency. Signup and view all the answers

What role do clusters play in processing large datasets?

They provide fault tolerance and redundancy in processing. Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes the data handling in transactional workloads?

It primarily involves random reads and writes. Signup and view all the answers

What is the principle of divide-and-conquer in the context of data processing?

It allows for independent and parallel processing of smaller dataset parts. Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the MapReduce processing engine?

To execute a single run known as a MapReduce job. Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following statements about operational systems is correct?

They are designed for online transactional processing. Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

DSC650: Data Technology and Future Emergence - Lecture 4: Data Munging

Lecture focuses on data munging, a crucial aspect of big data technology.
Data munging is the process of transforming raw data into a form suitable for downstream purposes like analytics.
Data processing involves collecting, processing, manipulating and managing data to extract meaningful information for end-users.
- Data originates from diverse sources (transactions, observations, etc.)
- Begins with data capture.
- Two primary types: centralized and distributed.
Data processing cycle includes capturing, classifying, sort/merge, mathematical operations, transformation, archival, storage, retrieval, format, and present/governance.
Data munging steps:
- Access: extracting raw data from the source.
- Transform: manipulating raw data using algorithms (e.g., sorting, parsing) into specified structures.
- Publish: depositing transformed data into a data sink for storage and future use.
Parallel data processing involves simultaneous execution of multiple sub-tasks that work together to complete a larger task.
Achieved by dividing a complex task into smaller, manageable parts that run concurrently.
Distributed data processing distributes tasks across several interconnected machines (cluster) for quicker and more efficient processing.
Processing workloads are categorized into:
- Batch processing: offline processing of large data volumes, often resulting in high-latency responses.
  - Characterized by sequential read/write operations, often involving complex queries with multiple joins.
- Transactional processing: online processing involving small data volumes with random read/write operations, resulting in low-latency.
  - Focus mainly on write-intensive operations.
Clusters enable distributed data processing with linear scalability.
- Allow splitting large datasets into smaller ones for faster processing in parallel.
- Can use batch or real-time processing modes.
- Use low-cost commodity nodes for collective increased processing capacity.
- Offer redundancy and fault tolerance for resilience.
MapReduce is a batch processing framework known for its scalability and reliability.
- Follows the principle of divide-and-conquer for processing big data by distributing the data into smaller parts for processing in parallel.
MapReduce job processes data through map and reduce tasks.
MapReduce tasks involve splitting, mapping, shuffling, reducing, and providing final results..
Real-time processing (in-memory processing) involves capturing and processing data before persistence to disk, for fast sub-second to minute responses.
Characterized by high-velocity data and small data sizes.
Addresses velocity characteristic. Also called event or stream processing.
Data locality minimizes network congestion in Hadoop by placing computations close to where the data is residing, improving throughput.
Optimization techniques for Hadoop include proper cluster configuration, LZO compression, tuning MapReduce tasks, combiners, appropriate writable types, and reusing Writables.
Apache Spark, a prominent real-time processing framework, generally outperforms MapReduce for 100TB data sort.
Spark runtime performance on sorting data is much better than MapReduce.

Spark and RDDs (Resilient Distributed Datasets)

Spark's core concept is RDD, which is
- a fault-tolerant collection of elements.
- processed in parallel.
RDDs are immutable, lazy-evaluated and are generally stored in-memory and partitioned across nodes, enabling parallel processing and location-aware processing, and are typed.
RDDs provide an abstraction that simplifies parallel processing.

MapReduce vs. Spark

MapReduce is a batch-oriented processing framework.
Spark is designed for real-time processing and outperforms MapReduce in many cases, particularly when dealing with large datasets.

Hadoop Scalability and High Availability

Hadoop's scalability refers to the ability to expand or contract the cluster easily.
Vertical scaling involves adding disks to nodes.
Horizontal scaling adds more nodes to the cluster without downtime, a distinctive feature of Hadoop.
Hadoop high availability architecture addresses single points of failure in the master node (NameNode) to ensure cluster availability and reliability even during failures.

Hadoop Fault Tolerance

Hadoop Fault tolerance refers to the ability of the system to function despite failures of individual components.
Hadoop's fault-tolerance features rely on replicating data across multiple machines.
If a node fails, the data is accessible from other nodes that replicate the data, minimizing any downtime.

Hadoop Optimization Techniques

Optimizing Hadoop involves proper cluster configuration.
LZO compression is appropriate to reduce data volume and improve processing speeds.
Tuning MapReduce tasks, combiners, appropriate data types, and reuse of Writables are essential for efficient performance.

Real-World Applications

Financial services, retail, energy, and telecommunication industries often use Hadoop for data analytics and risk assessments to support decision-making and business growth.

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