Practice Spark Execution Model - 13.3.4 | 13. Big Data Technologies (Hadoop, Spark) | Data Science Advance
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What is the role of the Driver Program in Apache Spark?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about what central control does in any system.

Question 2

Easy

Define Lazy Evaluation in the context of Spark.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider how waiting to act can save resources.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What does the Driver Program do in Spark?

  • Orchestrates task execution
  • Manages data storage
  • Controls the user interface

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about what drives the workflow.

Question 2

True or False: The DAG Scheduler in Spark can hold cyclic graphs.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: What happens if you loop back in a process?

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

How would you explain the interaction between the Driver Program and Executors in a scenario where data processing needs to be done in real-time?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how you might delegate urgent tasks in a fast-paced environment.

Question 2

Given a set of data transformations in Spark, explain how Lazy Evaluation can potentially reduce execution time for a series of transformations followed by an action.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider a situation where a final assessment is needed before taking action.

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