Question 1

What is Apache Spark?

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A distributed computing system

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A web server

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A single-node database system

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A programming language

Question 2

What is the primary programming language used in Apache Spark?

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Scala

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Java

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Python

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C++

Question 3

What is RDD in Apache Spark?

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Resilient Distributed Datasets

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Redundant Data Delivery

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Rapid Data Deployment

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Regular Data Distribution

Question 4

What is a Spark executor?

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A process that runs on worker nodes to execute tasks

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A process that manages Spark applications on the driver node

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A process that optimizes the performance of Spark SQL queries

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A process that stores data in memory for faster access

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a component of the Apache Spark ecosystem?

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Hadoop Stream

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Spark MLlib

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Spark GraphX

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Spark Streaming

Question 6

What is the function of the Apache Spark Driver?

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To coordinate the tasks and execute the program

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To store data in memory for faster access

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To optimize the performance of Spark SQL queries

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To manage the Spark executors on the worker nodes

Question 7

What are the three main Spark deployment modes?

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Standalone, Apache Mesos, Hadoop YARN

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Sequential, Parallel, Concurrent

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Development, Testing, Production

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Python, Java, R

Question 8

What is Shark in Apache Spark?

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A tool that provides SQL and HiveQL interface for Spark

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A networking tool used for data transfer

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A type of algorithm used in machine learning

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A type of fish found in the Amazon river

Question 9

What is Spark SQL?

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A Spark module for structured data processing using SQL

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A module for real-time data streaming

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A module for processing unstructured data

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A module for creating and training machine learning models

Question 10

What is the primary data processing engine in Apache Spark?

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Resilient Distributed Datasets (RDD)

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Object-Oriented Database

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NoSQL Database

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Relational Database Management System (RDBMS)

Question 11

Which year was Apache Spark initially released?

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2014

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2010

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2012

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2016

Question 12

What was the original motivation behind the development of Apache Spark?

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To improve the performance of Hadoop MapReduce

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To replace Hadoop MapReduce

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To create a distributed database management system

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To provide a real-time data processing framework

Question 13

What is the programming language used to write Apache Spark?

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Scala

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Java

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Python

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C++

Question 14

Which system is better suited for iterative machine learning algorithms?

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Apache Spark

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Hadoop Mapreduce

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Both systems are equally suited

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Neither system is suited for iterative machine learning algorithms

Question 15

Which of the following is a feature of Apache Spark?

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In-memory data processing

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Mainframe processing

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Single-node processing

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Disk-based data processing

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