Practice Real-time Data Pipelines (etl) (3.2.1) - Cloud Applications: MapReduce, Spark, and Apache Kafka
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Real-time Data Pipelines (ETL)

Practice - Real-time Data Pipelines (ETL)

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What does ETL stand for in data processing?

💡 Hint: Think about the process of moving data.

Question 2 Easy

Name a key feature of Apache Kafka.

💡 Hint: Consider its performance in handling messages.

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Question 1

What is the primary purpose of MapReduce?

Real-time data processing
Batch processing of large datasets
Stream analytics

💡 Hint: Focus on its main application area.

Question 2

True or False: Apache Kafka ensures message ordering across all partitions.

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about how Kafka organizes messages.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design an ETL pipeline using Apache Kafka as the core. Explain how you would handle fault tolerance and data durability.

💡 Hint: Consider how Kafka’s architecture supports multiple use cases.

Challenge 2 Hard

Compare the performance implications of using MapReduce versus Spark for a real-time analytics task. What factors should be taken into account?

💡 Hint: Think about how speed and data retrieval methods affect performance.

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