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What is Apache Spark?
What is Apache Spark?
- An email client
- A unified computing engine for parallel data processing (correct)
- A database management system
- An operating system
Which programming languages are supported by Apache Spark?
Which programming languages are supported by Apache Spark?
- C++ and Ruby
- Python, Java, Scala, and R (correct)
- Perl and Swift
- Java and PHP
Why is Spark considered a standard tool for developers and data scientists interested in big data?
Why is Spark considered a standard tool for developers and data scientists interested in big data?
- For its active development and broad library support (correct)
- Because it focuses on small-scale data processing
- Because it only runs on laptops
- Due to its limited language support
What type of tasks do the libraries in Apache Spark cover?
What type of tasks do the libraries in Apache Spark cover?
Where can Apache Spark run according to the text?
Where can Apache Spark run according to the text?
What makes Apache Spark a standard tool for developers and data scientists interested in big data?
What makes Apache Spark a standard tool for developers and data scientists interested in big data?
Which of the following is NOT a programming language supported by Apache Spark?
Which of the following is NOT a programming language supported by Apache Spark?
What does Apache Spark's ability to scale-up to big data processing refer to?
What does Apache Spark's ability to scale-up to big data processing refer to?
Which of the following tasks is NOT covered by the libraries in Apache Spark?
Which of the following tasks is NOT covered by the libraries in Apache Spark?
What type of computing engine is Apache Spark?
What type of computing engine is Apache Spark?
Apache Spark is a unified computing engine and a set of libraries for parallel data processing on computer clusters. As of this writing, Spark is the most actively developed open source engine for this task, making it a standard tool for any developer or data scientist interested in ______.
Apache Spark is a unified computing engine and a set of libraries for parallel data processing on computer clusters. As of this writing, Spark is the most actively developed open source engine for this task, making it a standard tool for any developer or data scientist interested in ______.
Spark supports multiple widely used programming languages (Python, Java, Scala, and R), includes libraries for diverse tasks ranging from SQL to streaming and machine learning, and runs anywhere from a laptop to a cluster of thousands of ______.
Spark supports multiple widely used programming languages (Python, Java, Scala, and R), includes libraries for diverse tasks ranging from SQL to streaming and machine learning, and runs anywhere from a laptop to a cluster of thousands of ______.
This makes it an easy system to start with and scale-up to ______ processing or incredibly large scale.
This makes it an easy system to start with and scale-up to ______ processing or incredibly large scale.
Figure 1-1 illustrates all the components and libraries Spark offers to ______-users.
Figure 1-1 illustrates all the components and libraries Spark offers to ______-users.
Structured Streaming, Advanced Analytics, Libraries, and Ecosystem are some of the components and libraries that Spark offers to ______-users.
Structured Streaming, Advanced Analytics, Libraries, and Ecosystem are some of the components and libraries that Spark offers to ______-users.
