Question 1

Which of the following is a correct Hive command to list all the tables in a database?

Accepted Answer

show tables;

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list tables;

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display tables;

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get tables;

Question 2

What is the purpose of Apache Hive?

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To provide a high-level interface for querying and analyzing large datasets stored in Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS).

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To manage and monitor clusters in Hadoop.

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To perform real-time data processing.

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To create and deploy machine learning models.

Question 3

What language is used in Apache Hive to write queries?

Accepted Answer

HiveQL

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Python

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SQL

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Java

Question 4

Which of the following is a correct way to load data into Apache Hive from an external file?

Accepted Answer

LOAD DATA INPATH '/path/to/file' INTO TABLE tablename;

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CREATE TABLE tablename AS SELECT * FROM external_table;

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INSERT INTO tablename SELECT * FROM external_table;

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UPDATE tablename SET column = value WHERE condition;

Question 5

Which of the following storage systems is commonly used as the underlying data storage for Apache Hive?

Accepted Answer

Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS)

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Azure Blob Storage

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Google Cloud Storage

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Amazon S3

Question 6

What is the purpose of the Hive Metastore in Apache Hive?

Accepted Answer

To store and manage metadata information for Hive tables, databases, and partitions.

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To execute Hive queries and process data.

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To optimize query performance and improve query execution times.

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To provide an interface for querying Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS).

Question 7

What is Apache Hive?

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A data warehouse infrastructure tool built on top of Hadoop

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A distributed computing platform

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A relational database management system

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A programming language for data analysis

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An open-source web server

Question 8

Which of the following statements is true about Apache Hive?

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Apache Hive supports SQL-like queries

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Apache Hive is not compatible with Hadoop

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Apache Hive is an operating system

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Apache Hive only works with structured data

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Apache Hive is a programming language

Question 9

What is the purpose of Apache Hive's metastore?

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To store the metadata for tables and partitions

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To store the actual data files

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To provide security and authentication

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To schedule and manage jobs

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To execute Hive queries

Question 10

What is the purpose of Apache Hive's HiveServer2?

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To enable remote clients to execute queries on Apache Hive

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To manage and schedule jobs in Apache Hive

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To monitor the performance of Apache Hive

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To process and analyze data in Apache Hive

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To store and manage the metadata in Apache Hive

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