Practice Spark Core Components - 13.3.2 | 13. Big Data Technologies (Hadoop, Spark) | Data Science Advance
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Spark Core Components

13.3.2 - Spark Core Components

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What does RDD stand for in Spark?

💡 Hint: Think about the properties of data distribution in Spark.

Question 2 Easy

What is the purpose of Spark SQL?

💡 Hint: Relate it to traditional databases.

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Question 1

What does the Spark Core component manage?

Task Distribution
SQL Queries
Graph Processing

💡 Hint: Think about what the central engine of Spark does.

Question 2

True or False: RDDs can change after being created.

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about the concept of 'resilience' in RDDs.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Given a scenario where a company wants to analyze a live feed of customer interactions on their website, explain how Spark Streaming can be utilized effectively.

💡 Hint: Consider the advantages of processing data streams continuously.

Challenge 2 Hard

Consider a social media platform that needs to analyze user connections and interactions. How would GraphX facilitate this analysis compared to traditional methods?

💡 Hint: Think about the types of relationships that need to be analyzed.

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