Practice Distributed - 3.1.1 | Week 8: Cloud Applications: MapReduce, Spark, and Apache Kafka | Distributed and Cloud Systems Micro Specialization
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3.1.1 - Distributed

Learning

Practice Questions

Test your understanding with targeted questions related to the topic.

Question 1

Easy

What is the primary purpose of MapReduce?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how large tasks are simplified.

Question 2

Easy

List the three phases of MapReduce.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Recall the acronym MSR.

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 does MapReduce primarily simplify?

  • Real-time data processing
  • Batch processing of large datasets
  • Data visualization

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider what types of data tasks MapReduce focuses on.

Question 2

True or False: Apache Spark can perform operations faster than MapReduce because it uses in-memory computation.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about where the data is stored during processing.

Solve 1 more question and get performance evaluation

Challenge Problems

Push your limits with challenges.

Question 1

Design a MapReduce program for counting unique words in a large dataset using the concepts learned.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider the structure of your input data and how you can efficiently group results.

Question 2

Compare the efficiencies of Spark and MapReduce in handling a streaming data use case.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Focus on differences in data handling techniques.

Challenge and get performance evaluation