Practice Partitioning - 1.1.2.2 | Week 8: Cloud Applications: MapReduce, Spark, and Apache Kafka | Distributed and Cloud Systems Micro Specialization
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1.1.2.2 - Partitioning

Learning

Practice Questions

Test your understanding with targeted questions related to the topic.

Question 1

Easy

What is the purpose of partitioning in MapReduce?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about data distribution.

Question 2

Easy

What function is commonly used for partitioning data?

πŸ’‘ Hint: This function helps in deciding where to send data.

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 partitioning in the MapReduce framework?

  • Storage of final output
  • Division of intermediate data among Reducers
  • An external function for data shaping

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how data is managed.

Question 2

True or False: A hash function is used to distribute intermediate keys evenly among Reducers.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Recall the role of partitioning functions.

Solve and get performance evaluation

Challenge Problems

Push your limits with challenges.

Question 1

Design a map and reduce function for counting word frequencies in an unstructured document. Discuss how you would implement effective partitioning.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider how each word’s hash value determines its destination.

Question 2

Critically assess how overloading a Reducer can impact the entire MapReduce workflow and propose solutions.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Reflect on the downstream effects in your assessments.

Challenge and get performance evaluation