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Section A: Long Answer Questions

Attempt any TWO questions.

3 questions·10 marks each
1long10 marks

What is a data warehouse? Explain its characteristics. Describe the three-tier data warehouse architecture with a suitable diagram.

data-warehousearchitecture
2long10 marks

What is association rule mining? Explain the Apriori algorithm with an example and discuss its limitations.

association-rulesapriori
3long10 marks

Explain the K-means clustering algorithm. Apply it on a sample dataset to form two clusters and show the iterations.

clusteringkmeans
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Section B: Short Answer Questions

Attempt any EIGHT questions.

9 questions·5 marks each
4short5 marks

Define data mining and list its major applications.

data-mining
5short5 marks

Differentiate between OLTP and OLAP.

olap
6short5 marks

What is a concept hierarchy? Explain with an example.

concept-hierarchy
7short5 marks

Explain the different OLAP operations (roll-up, drill-down, slice, dice).

olap
8short5 marks

What is data preprocessing? Why is it necessary?

preprocessing
9short5 marks

Explain the steps in the KDD process.

kdd
10short5 marks

What is a decision tree? How is it used for classification?

classificationdecision-tree
11short5 marks

Differentiate between classification and clustering.

classificationclustering
12short5 marks

Write short notes on the star schema.

schema