UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS: 2017/2018
EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN DATA
ANALYTICS
MDA 5402: VISUAL ANALYTICS SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE
DATE: DECEMBER 2017 TIME: 2 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer Question One & ANY OTHER TWO questions.
QUESTION ONE [20 MARKS]
a) Discuss the discipline of “Visual Analytics” (4 Marks)
b) There are at least five essential elements of a visual analytics application. Discuss each
of these elements. (7 Marks)
c) Using the Raster Image below (Figure 1), explain the concept behind Run-Length RLE
Encoding (RLE) technique
QUESTION TWO (15 MARKS)
a) Discuss the evolution of Visual Analytics Software.
(7 Marks)
b) In detail, highlight the major design consideration for Visual Analytics Software.
(8 Marks)
QUESTION THREE (15 MARKS)
a) Discuss at least 3 Visual Analytics Software Frameworks.
(8 Marks)
b) Explain the major variants in functionality between Open Source and Proprietary Visual
Analytics Software
(7 Marks)
QUESTION FOUR (15 MARKS)
a) Review the roles of Dashboards in the development of Visual Analytics Applications.
(5 Marks)
b) Discuss key design principles for Dashboards
(5 Marks)
c) Discuss the major tools and platforms for developing visual analytics dashboards
(5 Marks)
