Practice Use Cases For Kafka: Driving Modern Data Architectures (3.2) - Cloud Applications: MapReduce, Spark, and Apache Kafka
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Use Cases for Kafka: Driving Modern Data Architectures

Practice - Use Cases for Kafka: Driving Modern Data Architectures

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What does Kafka primarily serve in modern data architectures?

💡 Hint: Think about what Kafka handles in real time.

Question 2 Easy

How does Kafka's publish-subscribe model work?

💡 Hint: Consider how news delivery works.

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Question 1

Kafka is primarily used as a:

Traditional message queue
Distributed streaming platform
Database System

💡 Hint: What does Kafka focus on?

Question 2

True or False: Kafka retains messages for a configurable period, even after consumers read them.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider the implications of message retention.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design a system using Kafka for a real-time analytics application. Describe the architecture, data flow, and use of Kafka components.

💡 Hint: Think about how data flows from source to insight.

Challenge 2 Hard

Evaluate the pros and cons of using Kafka for log aggregation compared to traditional logging mechanisms.

💡 Hint: Consider both the technical and operational perspectives.

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