Big Data Analytics (BCA435) crash course, Online BCA, Semester 4:
This subject covers big data concepts, MapReduce algorithms, the Hadoop architecture with HDFS and YARN, and ecosystem tools such as Hive, HBase, Pig and…
- 17 video lessons
- 4h 4m
- Study notes
- 75 quiz questions
- Assignment
17 lessons in Big Data Analytics
Each lesson pairs one topic with a hand-picked video, trimmed to the part that teaches it.
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This subject covers big data concepts, MapReduce algorithms, the Hadoop architecture with HDFS and YARN, and ecosystem tools such as Hive, HBase, Pig and Zookeeper. After it you will be able to set up and administer a basic Hadoop cluster, write MapReduce and HiveQL jobs, and judge which big data tools suit a given use case.
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What is Big Data? The Four Vs
Module I, Introduction to Big Data: Introduction, distributed file system, Big Data and its importance, Four Vs, Drivers for Big data
Introduction to Big Data Analytics 🔥· Perfect Computer Engineer· 8 min
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Big Data Analytics and Applications
Module I, Introduction to Big Data: Big data analytics, Big data applications
Big Data Analytics| Big Data Tutorial For Beginners | Edureka | Big Data Rewind - 5· edureka!· 24 min
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MapReduce Algorithms and Matrix-Vector Multiplication
Module I, Introduction to Big Data: Algorithms using map reduce, Matrix-Vector Multiplication by Map Reduce
Matrix Vector Multiplication by MapReduce - Hadoop HDFS and MapReduce - Big Data Analytics· Ekeeda· 7 min
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Apache Hadoop and the Hadoop Ecosystem
Module II, Introduction Hadoop: Big Data, Apache Hadoop & Hadoop EcoSystem
Hadoop🐘Ecosystem | All Components Hdfs🐘,Mapreduce,Hive🐝,Flume,Sqoop,Yarn,Hbase,Zookeeper🪧,Pig🐷· Gate Smashers· 11 min
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Moving Data In and Out of Hadoop
Module II, Introduction Hadoop: Moving Data in and out of Hadoop
Moving Data in and out of Hadoop in Big Data Analyticts Unit 3 Jntuh DataScience· Sirisha Lectures· 18 min
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MapReduce Inputs, Outputs and Data Serialization
Module II, Introduction Hadoop: Understanding inputs and outputs of MapReduce, Data Serialization
Data Serialization in Big Data Analyticts· Sirisha Lectures· 18 min
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Hadoop Architecture and HDFS Explained
Module III, Hadoop Architecture: Hadoop Architecture, Hadoop Storage: HDFS, NameNode, Secondary NameNode, and DataNode
Architecture & Components of Hadoop Distributed File System HDFS Big Data Analytics by Mahesh Huddar· Mahesh Huddar· 19 min
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HDFS Shell Commands and File Read/Write Anatomy
Module III, Hadoop Architecture: Common Hadoop Shell commands, Anatomy of File Write and Read
Top HDFS Commands | Hadoop 🐘 | Big Data· Gate Smashers· 12 min
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Hadoop MapReduce: Jobs, Tasks and Trackers
Module III, Hadoop Architecture: Hadoop MapReduce paradigm, Map and Reduce tasks, Job, Task trackers
What is MapReduce in Hadoop ? 🔥🔥· Perfect Computer Engineer· 6 min
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Hadoop Cluster Setup and Administration
Module III, Hadoop Architecture: Cluster Setup, SSH & Hadoop Configuration, HDFS Administering, Monitoring & Maintenance
What is Hadoop Cluster? Hadoop Cluster Setup and Architecture | Hadoop Training | Edureka· edureka!· 18 min
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Hadoop Ecosystem Components and Fair/Capacity Schedulers
Module IV, Hadoop Ecosystem and Yarn: Hadoop ecosystem components, Schedulers - Fair and Capacity
Job Scheduling & Different Schedulers in Hadoop | BDA - 2.8· Ayan Memon· 5 min
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Hadoop 2.0: NameNode High Availability and HDFS Federation
Module IV, Hadoop Ecosystem and Yarn: Hadoop 2.0 New Features, NameNode High Availability, HDFS Federation
Hadoop 2.0 -- Features | YARN | Hadoop Federation | NameNode High Availability | Hadoop· edureka!· 12 min
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YARN and MapReduce v2
Module IV, Hadoop Ecosystem and Yarn: MRv2, YARN, Running MRv1 in YARN
noc19-cs33 Lec 06-Hadoop MapReduce 2.0 (Part-I)· IIT KANPUR-NPTEL· 40 min
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Hive Architecture and Installation
Module V, Hive and Hiveql, Hbase: Hive Architecture and Installation, Comparison with Traditional Database
Hive Tutorial for Beginners | Hive Architecture | Hadoop Hive Tutorial | Hadoop Training | Edureka· edureka!· 14 min
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HiveQL Queries, Joins and Subqueries
Module V, Hive and Hiveql, Hbase: HiveQL - Querying Data - Sorting And Aggregating, Map Reduce Scripts, Joins & Subqueries
Unit 5: Pig, Hive and HBase Big Data AKTU With Notes | BTech 3rd Year KCS 061· Engineering in One Video· 15 min
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HBase Concepts and Schema Design
Module V, Hive and Hiveql, Hbase: HBase concepts- Advanced Usage, Schema Design, Advance Indexing
Unit 5: Pig, Hive and HBase Big Data AKTU With Notes | BTech 3rd Year KCS 061· Engineering in One Video· 11 min
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Apache Pig and Zookeeper
Module V, Hive and Hiveql, Hbase: PIG, Zookeeper - how it helps in monitoring a cluster, HBase uses Zookeeper and how to Build Applications with Zookeeper
26. Zookeeper | Hadoop | Big Data | Nados· Pepcoding· 6 min
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Design and Walk Through a Hadoop Pipeline for a Retail Sales Dataset
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Big Data Analytics: common questions
This subject covers big data concepts, MapReduce algorithms, the Hadoop architecture with HDFS and YARN, and ecosystem tools such as Hive, HBase, Pig and Zookeeper. After it you will be able to set up and administer a basic Hadoop cluster, write MapReduce and HiveQL jobs, and judge which big data tools suit a given use case. It's the Big Data Analytics subject of Online BCA, Semester 4, in 17 lessons: What is Big Data? The Four Vs; Big Data Analytics and Applications; MapReduce Algorithms and Matrix-Vector Multiplication; Apache Hadoop and the Hadoop Ecosystem; Moving Data In and Out of Hadoop; MapReduce Inputs, Outputs and Data Serialization; Hadoop Architecture and HDFS Explained; HDFS Shell Commands and File Read/Write Anatomy; Hadoop MapReduce: Jobs, Tasks and Trackers; Hadoop Cluster Setup and Administration; Hadoop Ecosystem Components and Fair/Capacity Schedulers; Hadoop 2.0: NameNode High Availability and HDFS Federation; YARN and MapReduce v2; Hive Architecture and Installation; HiveQL Queries, Joins and Subqueries; HBase Concepts and Schema Design; Apache Pig and Zookeeper.
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About 4h 4m of video across 17 lessons, plus time for notes and quizzes. Go at your own pace; your place is saved.
Yes: “Design and Walk Through a Hadoop Pipeline for a Retail Sales Dataset”. It comes after the last lesson, with a brief, clear tasks and how the work is judged.
A members-only live chat beside the video, shared by everyone studying Online BCA, where learners ask doubts, share tips and react with stickers and GIFs. One ₹19 pass, paid once from your InsideEdge wallet, opens the live chat for every degree.
No. It's a crash course to help you understand and revise the subject quickly. Use it alongside your official study material and assignments.