VII Semester

NOSQL DATABASE
Course Code: 21CS745 CIE Marks 50
Teaching Hours/Week (L:T:P:S) 3:0:0:0 SEE Marks 50
Total Hours of Pedagogy 40 Total Marks 100
Credits 03 Exam Hours 03
Course Objectives:

CLO 1. Recognize and Describe the four types of NoSQL Databases, the Document-oriented, KeyValue
CLO 2. Pairs, Column-oriented and Graph databases useful for diverse applications.
CLO 3. Apply performance tuning on Column-oriented NoSQL databases and Document-oriented NoSQL
Databases.
CLO 4. Differentiate the detailed architecture of column oriented NoSQL database, Document database
and Graph Database and relate usage of processor, memory, storage and file system commands.
CLO 5. Evaluate several applications for location based service and recommendation services. Devise an
application using the components of NoSQL.

Teaching-Learning Process (General Instructions)

These are sample Strategies, which teachers can use to accelerate the attainment of the various course
outcomes.
1. Lecturer methods (L) need not to be only traditional lecture methods, but alternative effective
teaching methods could be adopted to attain the outcomes.
2. Use of Video/ Animation to explain functioning of various concepts.
3. Encourage collaborative (Group Learning) Learning in the class.
4. Ask at least three HOT (Higher order Thinking) questions in the class, which promotes critical
thinking.
5. Adopt Problem Based Learning (PBL), which fosters students' Analytical skills, develop design
thinking skills such as the ability to design, evaluate, generalize, and analyze information rather
than simply recall it.
6. Introduce Topics in manifold representations.
7. Show the different ways to solve the same problem and encourage the students to come up with
their own creative ways to solve them.
8. Discuss how every concept can be applied to the real world - and when that's possible, it helps
improve the students' understanding.
Module-1
Why NoSQL? The Value of Relational Databases, Getting at Persistent Data, Concurrency, Integration, A
(Mostly) Standard Model, Impedance Mismatch, Application and Integration Databases, Attack of the
Clusters, The Emergence of NoSQL,

Aggregate Data Models; Aggregates, Example of Relations and Aggregates, Consequences of Aggregate
Orientation, Key-Value and Document Data Models, Column-Family Stores, Summarizing Aggregate-
Oriented Databases.

More Details on Data Models; Relationships, Graph Databases, Schemaless Databases, Materialized Views,
Modeling for Data Access,
Textbookl: Chapter 1,2,3
Teaching-Learning Process I Active learning
Module-2
Distribution Models; Single Server, Sharding, Master-Slave Replication, Peer-to-Peer Replication,
Combining Sharding and Replication.
Consistency, Update Consistency, Read Consistency, Relaxing Consistency, The CAP Theorem, Relaxing
Durability, Quorums.

Version Stamps, Business and System Transactions, Version Stamps on Multiple Nodes
Textbookl: Chapter 4,5,6
Teaching-Learning Process I Active Learning and Demonstrations
Module-3
Map-Reduce, Basic Map-Reduce, Partitioning and Combining, Composing Map-Reduce Calculations, A
Two Stage Map-Reduce Example, Incremental Map-Reduce

Key-Value Databases, What Is a Key-Value Store, Key-Value Store Features, Consistency, Transactions,
Query Features, Structure of Data, Scaling, Suitable Use Cases, Storing Session Information, User Profiles,
Preference, Shopping Cart Data, When Not to Use, Relationships among Data, Multioperation
Transactions, Query by Data, Operations by Sets

Textbookl: Chapter 7,8

Teaching-Learning Process I Active Learning, Problem solving based
Module-4
Document Databases, What Is a Document Database?, Features, Consistency, Transactions, Availability,
Query Features, Scaling, Suitable Use Cases, Event Logging, Content Management Systems, Blogging
Platforms, Web Analytics or Real-Time Analytics, E- Commerce Applications, When Not to Use, Complex
Transactions Spanning Dif erent Operations, Queries against Varying Aggregate Structure

Textbookl: Chapter 9
Teaching-Learning Process I Active learning

Module-5
Graph Databases, What Is a Graph Database?, Features, Consistency, Transactions, Availability, Query
Features, Scaling, Suitable Use Cases, Connected Data, Routing, Dispatch, and Location-Based Services,
Recommendation Engines, When Not to Use.
Textbookl: Chapter 11
Teaching-Learning Process I Active learning
Course Outcomes (Course Skill Set)

At the end of the course the student will be able to:

COl. Demonstrate an understanding of the detailed architecture of Column Oriented NoSQL databases,
Document databases, Graph databases.
C02. Use the concepts pertaining to all the types of databases.
C03. Analyze the structural Models of NoSQL.
C04. Develop various applications using NoSQL databases.
Assessment Details (both CIE and SEE)
The weightage of Continuous Internal Evaluation (CIE) is 50% and for Semester End Exam (SEE) is 50%.
The minimum passing mark for the CIE is 40% of the maximum marks (20 marks). A student shall be
deemed to have satisfied the academic requirements and earned the credits allotted to each subject/
course if the student secures not less than 35% (18 Marks out of SO) in the semester-end examination
(SEE), and a minimum of 40% ( 40 marks out of 100) in the sum total of the CIE (Continuous Internal
Evaluation) and SEE (Semester End Examination) taken together
Continuous Internal Evaluation:
Three Unit Tests each of 20 Marks (duration 01 hour)
1. First test at the end of 5th week of the semester
2. Second test at the end of the 1Qth week of the semester
3. Third test at the end of the 15th week of the semester
Two assignments each of 10 Marks
 4. First assignment at the end of 4th week of the semester
5. Second assignment at the end of 9th week of the semester
Group discussion/Seminar/quiz any one of three suitably planned to attain the COs and POs for 20
Marks (duration 01 hours)
6. At the end of the 13th week of the semester
The sum of three tests, two assignments, and quiz/seminar/group discussion will be out of 100 marks
and will be scaled down to 50 marks
(to have less stressed CIE, the portion of the syllabus should not be common /repeated for any of the
methods of the CIE. Each method of CIE should have a different syllabus portion of the course).
CIE methods /question paper has to be designed to attain the different levels of Bloom's taxonomy
as per the outcome defined for the course.
Semester End Examination:
Theory SEE will be conducted by University as per the scheduled timetable, with common question
papers for the subject (duration 03 hours)
1. The question paper will have ten questions. Each question is set for 20 marks.
2. There will be 2 questions from each module. Each of the two questions under a module (with a
maximum of 3 sub-questions), should have a mix of topics under that module.
The students have to answer 5 full questions, selecting one full question from each module
Suggested Learning Resources:
Textbooks
1. Sadalage, P. & Fowler, NoSQL Distilled: A Brief Guide to the Emerging World of Polyglot
Persistence, Pearson Addision Wesley, 2012
Reference Books
1. Dan Sullivan, "NoSQL For Mere Mortals", 1st Edition, Pearson Education India, 2015. (ISBN-13:
978-9332557338)
2. Dan McCreary and Ann Kelly, "Making Sense of NoSQL: A guide for Managers and the Rest of us",
1st Edition, Manning Publication/Dreamtech Press, 2013. (ISBN-13: 978-93 5119 2 02 2)
3. Kristina Chodorow, "Mongodb: The Definitive Guide- Powerful and Scalable Data Storage", 2nd
Edition, O'Reilly Publications, 2013. (ISBN-13: 978-9351102694)
Weblinks and Video Lectures Ce-Resources):
1. https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/introduction-to-nosgl/ ( and related links in the page)
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObuKOHokLK8 (How do NoSOL databases work? Simply
explained)
3. https://www.techtarget.com/searchdatamanagement/definition/NoSOL-Not-Only-SOL (What is
NoSOL and How do NoSOL databases work)
4. https://www.mongodb.com/nosgl-explained (What is NoSOL)
5. https: //onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc20-cs92 /preview (preview of Bigda ta course contains
NoSOL)

Activity Based Learning (Suggested Activities in Class)/ Practical Based learning

• Real world problem solving using group discussion.