Assignment No-1

DATA MINNING &WAREHOUSE

Q1. Present an example where data mining is crucial to the success oI a business. What data
mining Iunctions does this business need? Can they be perIormed alternatively by data query
processing or simple statistical analysis?
Q2. How is a data warehouse diIIerent Irom a database? How are they similar to each other?
Q3. Describe three challenges to data mining regarding data mining methodology and user-
interaction issues.
Q4. What are the diIIerences between the three typical methods Ior modeling multidimensional
data: the star model, the snowake model, and the Iact constellation model? What is the diIIerence
between the star warehouse model and the starnet query model? Use an example to explain your
points
Q5 In data warehouse technology, a multiple dimensional view can be implemented by a
multidimensional database technique (MOLAP), or by a relational database technique (ROLAP),
or a hybrid database technique (HOLAP).
(a) For each technique, explain how each oI the Iollowing Iunctions may be implemented:
i. The generation oI a data warehouse (including aggregation).
ii. Roll-up.
iii. Drill-down.
iv. Incremental updating.
Which implementation techniques do you preIer, and why?
Q6 What are the diIIerences between the three main types oI data warehouse usage: inIormation
processing, analytical processing, and data mining? Discuss the motivation behind OLAP mining
(OLAM)