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Introduction to Big Data · End Term · 13 Apr 2025 · January 2025 term · Set 1-6

Question 17: Which of the following are best practices associated wit…

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Which of the following are best practices associated with Streaming applications?

Select all that apply.

  1. A

    Use a message store that supports message replay so that no data is lost inprocessing.

  2. B

    In order to get “exactly once” data processing, it is sufficient that the messagestore supports transactional semantics of all-or-nothing operations.

  3. C

    Hadoop is best suited for executing Streaming applications.

  4. D

    Use checkpointing when faced with mission-critical workloads that require100% accuracy.

  5. E

    Handle state pollution by restarting the persistent store software periodically.

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Correct answers

  • A

    Use a message store that supports message replay so that no data is lost inprocessing.

  • D

    Use checkpointing when faced with mission-critical workloads that require100% accuracy.

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Question 17 of 19 in the IIT Madras BS Introduction to Big Data (Intro to Big Data) End Term paper sat on 13 Apr 2025, in the January 2025 term (IIT M IMPROVEMENT FN EXAM QIM2 13 Apr). It carries 4 marks.

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