IBM Certification Big Data Architect 2

Question 1

In IBM BigInsights, which component provides a SQL-like interface for querying large datasets stored in HDFS?

Accepted Answer

IBM BigSQL

Answer

IBM BigSQL is a massively parallel processing SQL engine that allows querying data in HDFS using standard SQL syntax.

Question 2

Which IBM tool is specifically designed for real-time streaming analytics processing continuous data flows?

Accepted Answer

IBM Streams

Answer

IBM Streams is the platform purpose-built for processing and analyzing continuous streams of data in real time.

Question 3

When designing a Lambda architecture on IBM Cloud, which layer handles both speed and batch processing results for query serving?

Accepted Answer

Serving layer

Answer

The serving layer in Lambda architecture merges batch views and real-time views to answer low-latency queries.

Question 4

Which IBM product provides governed data lake capabilities with integrated data catalog and lineage tracking?

Accepted Answer

IBM Watson Knowledge Catalog

Answer

IBM Watson Knowledge Catalog provides metadata management, data lineage, and governance policies for enterprise data lakes.

Question 5

In a Hadoop cluster managed by IBM, what is the primary role of YARN?

Accepted Answer

Managing cluster resources and scheduling jobs

Answer

YARN (Yet Another Resource Negotiator) is responsible for resource management and job scheduling across the Hadoop cluster.

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