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Apache spark quiz 1 (27.06.23)

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  • Q1
    What is Apache Spark?
    A web server
    A distributed computing system
    A single-node database system
    A programming language
    30s
  • Q2
    What is the primary programming language used in Apache Spark?
    Scala
    Java
    Python
    C++
    30s
  • Q3
    What is RDD in Apache Spark?
    Redundant Data Delivery
    Resilient Distributed Datasets
    Rapid Data Deployment
    Regular Data Distribution
    30s
  • Q4
    What is a Spark executor?
    A process that manages Spark applications on the driver node
    A process that optimizes the performance of Spark SQL queries
    A process that stores data in memory for faster access
    A process that runs on worker nodes to execute tasks
    30s
  • Q5
    Which of the following is NOT a component of the Apache Spark ecosystem?
    Spark MLlib
    Hadoop Stream
    Spark GraphX
    Spark Streaming
    30s
  • Q6
    What is the function of the Apache Spark Driver?
    To store data in memory for faster access
    To coordinate the tasks and execute the program
    To optimize the performance of Spark SQL queries
    To manage the Spark executors on the worker nodes
    30s
  • Q7
    What are the three main Spark deployment modes?
    Sequential, Parallel, Concurrent
    Development, Testing, Production
    Standalone, Apache Mesos, Hadoop YARN
    Python, Java, R
    30s
  • Q8
    What is Shark in Apache Spark?
    A networking tool used for data transfer
    A tool that provides SQL and HiveQL interface for Spark
    A type of algorithm used in machine learning
    A type of fish found in the Amazon river
    30s
  • Q9
    What is Spark SQL?
    A module for real-time data streaming
    A module for processing unstructured data
    A module for creating and training machine learning models
    A Spark module for structured data processing using SQL
    30s
  • Q10
    What is the primary data processing engine in Apache Spark?
    Object-Oriented Database
    NoSQL Database
    Relational Database Management System (RDBMS)
    Resilient Distributed Datasets (RDD)
    30s
  • Q11
    Which year was Apache Spark initially released?
    2014
    2010
    2012
    2016
    30s
  • Q12
    What was the original motivation behind the development of Apache Spark?
    To replace Hadoop MapReduce
    To create a distributed database management system
    To provide a real-time data processing framework
    To improve the performance of Hadoop MapReduce
    30s
  • Q13
    What is the programming language used to write Apache Spark?
    Java
    Python
    C++
    Scala
    30s
  • Q14
    Which system is better suited for iterative machine learning algorithms?
    Apache Spark
    Hadoop Mapreduce
    Both systems are equally suited
    Neither system is suited for iterative machine learning algorithms
    30s
  • Q15
    Which of the following is a feature of Apache Spark?
    In-memory data processing
    Mainframe processing
    Single-node processing
    Disk-based data processing
    30s

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