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Introduction to Big Data · Quiz 2 · 3 Dec 2023 · September 2023 term

Intro to Big Data Quiz 2 3 Dec 2023 — Question 25

Question 25

+4 marksOne or more correct options

Which of the following is True ?

Select all that apply.

  1. A

    Spark Driver Program: Coordinates and manages the application, running the main function and defining one or more RDDs.

  2. B

    Hadoop Cluster Manager: Allocates resources and manages the distribution of tasks across the cluster. Examples include YARN, Mesos, and Standalone.

  3. C

    Executor: Runs tasks on worker nodes and stores the data in memory or disk.

  4. D

    Worker Node: Hosts executor processes, which perform data processing tasks.

  5. E

    None of these

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Correct answers

  • A

    Spark Driver Program: Coordinates and manages the application, running the main function and defining one or more RDDs.

  • B

    Hadoop Cluster Manager: Allocates resources and manages the distribution of tasks across the cluster. Examples include YARN, Mesos, and Standalone.

  • C

    Executor: Runs tasks on worker nodes and stores the data in memory or disk.

  • D

    Worker Node: Hosts executor processes, which perform data processing tasks.

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Question 25 of 26 in the IIT Madras BS Introduction to Big Data (Intro to Big Data) Quiz 2 paper sat on 3 Dec 2023, in the September 2023 term (IIT M DEGREE AN2 EXAM QDB2 03 Dec 2023). It carries 4 marks.

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