Anna University Chennai 2010-6th Sem B.E Computer Science /B.Tech IL/ AND ENGINEERING CS 1004 – DATA WARE HOUSING AND MINING - Question Paper

BE/B.Tech DEGREE exam APRIL/MAY 2010
SIXTH SEMESTER
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
CS 1004 – DATA WARE HOUSING AND MINING
(REGULATION 2004)

TIME: 3 HOURS MAXIMUM MARKS :100 MARKS

ans all the ques. PART –A(10*2=20)
1.What are the characteristics of data warehouse?
2.Define data model.
3.What are the different forms of the data processing?
4.State the significance of hierarchy of data.
5.what are the interestingness measures of association rule mining?
6.Define multi level association rule.
7.What are the factors to be considered, When comparing classification methods?
8.Mention the different kinds of data available in data mining.
9.Define spatial database.
10.List the a few applications of data mining.

PART –B (5x16=80 marks)

11 (a) discuss Data ware house architecture and operational data stores with neat diagram.[Marks 16]
or
(b) explain the 9 decisions in the design of data warehouse in detail. [Marks 16]

12 (a) Discus the 5 primitives for specifying task. [Marks 16]
or
(b) explain the importance of establishing a standardized data mining query language .What are the potential benefits and challenges involved in such a task? [Marks 16]

13 (a) explain the single dimensional boolean association rule mining for transaction database.[Marks 16]
or
(b) With an example explain multilevel association rule. [Marks 16]

14 (a) Briefly explain the major steps involved in the induction of decision trees using the ID# algorithm. [Marks 16]
or
(b) What is clustering?How does it differ from classification?Describe the subsequent approaches to clustering methods,partitioning methods and hierarchical methods.Give an example for every [Marks 2+2+4+4+4=16]

15 (a) define the applications and patterns in data mining in detail. [Marks 16]
or
(b) Write short notes on:
(i) Data mining for retail industry [Marks 8]
(ii) Visual and audio data mining [Marks 8]

Earning:   Approval pending.