Practice Data Locality Optimization - 1.4.3 | Week 8: Cloud Applications: MapReduce, Spark, and Apache Kafka | Distributed and Cloud Systems Micro Specialization
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1.4.3 - Data Locality Optimization

Learning

Practice Questions

Test your understanding with targeted questions related to the topic.

Question 1

Easy

What is data locality optimization?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how data transfer impacts performance.

Question 2

Easy

Explain the role of the scheduler in data locality optimization.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider the scheduler's goal of improving performance.

Practice 4 more questions and get performance evaluation

Interactive Quizzes

Engage in quick quizzes to reinforce what you've learned and check your comprehension.

Question 1

What is the primary goal of data locality optimization?

  • To minimize execution time
  • To reduce network transfer
  • To balance load across nodes

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about the impact of where tasks are executed on network load.

Question 2

True or False: Data locality optimization is only relevant when using YARN.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider other scheduling systems and their needs.

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Challenge Problems

Push your limits with challenges.

Question 1

In a distributed data processing scenario, evaluate the potential inefficiencies without data locality optimization in a network-geographically dispersed environment.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think of how network load impacts overall task performance.

Question 2

Design a scenario where you would have several data sets located in different nodes. How would you prioritize task scheduling for optimal performance?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Focus on minimizing data transfer and latency.

Challenge and get performance evaluation