Practice Sorting (1.1.2.4) - Cloud Applications: MapReduce, Spark, and Apache Kafka
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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

Explain what sorting does in a data processing context.

💡 Hint: Think about how items are organized in a list.

Question 2 Easy

Name one key phase in MapReduce that involves sorting.

💡 Hint: This phase comes between the Map and Reduce tasks.

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Question 1

What is the primary purpose of sorting in distributed systems?

To aggregate data
To optimize retrieval
To manage resources

💡 Hint: Think about how you find items in a list.

Question 2

TRUE or FALSE: In MapReduce, the shuffle and sort phase happens after the Reduce phase.

True
False

💡 Hint: Remember the order of operations in MapReduce.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design a scenario where sorting would critically improve data processing performance in a large healthcare database.

💡 Hint: Consider how healthcare professionals access patient information.

Challenge 2 Hard

How can understanding sorting help you design a more efficient algorithm in a MapReduce application?

💡 Hint: Think about the importance of organized data for analysis.

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