IICS Certification Study Guide 2026

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📋 IICS Certification Exam Format at a Glance

Questions

90 min

Time Limit

65%

Passing Score

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📚 IICS Certification Topics to Study (33)

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✍️ Sample IICS Certification Questions & Answers

1. In IICS, what does an 'Advanced Cluster' runtime environment use under the hood?

✓ Apache Spark for distributed processing

The Advanced Cluster in IICS leverages Apache Spark for scalable, distributed data processing.

2. What is the purpose of the 'Pre-SQL' and 'Post-SQL' options available in IICS source and target transformations?

✓ Execute custom SQL commands before and after reading or writing data

Pre-SQL and Post-SQL allow you to run arbitrary SQL (e.g., disabling indexes, truncating staging tables) immediately before or after the main data operation.

3. In IICS, what does the term 'pushdown optimization' refer to?

✓ Running transformation logic in the source or target database instead of the Secure Agent

Pushdown optimization allows IICS to push transformation logic as SQL to the source or target database, reducing data movement and improving performance.

4. In IICS Mass Ingestion Databases, which source database types are typically supported for CDC?

✓ Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and other major enterprise relational databases

Mass Ingestion Databases supports CDC from major relational databases including Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, and PostgreSQL.

5. Which IICS scheduling option should be used when a task needs to run at a specific time only once?

✓ One-time schedule

A one-time schedule in IICS allows you to configure a task to execute exactly once at a specified future date and time.

6. What is the purpose of 'API subscription plans' in IICS API Center?

✓ Defining different tiers of access with varying rate limits, quotas, and features for different consumer categories

Subscription plans let API providers offer different access tiers — for example, basic vs. premium — each with different rate limits and allowed features.

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