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DatabricksCertified Associate Developer for Apache Spark

Domain 6Objective 2

Describe the Different Deployment Mode Types (Client, Cluster, Local) in the Apache Spark™ Environment. ASSOCIATE-DEVELOPER-APACHE-SPARK Practice Questions (Page 3)

Part of the Using Spark Connect to deploy applications domain, which accounts for 5% of the ASSOCIATE-DEVELOPER-APACHE-SPARK exam. Databricks does not publish an official question count, but from its 90-minute exam (~35–60 total, ~2–3 in this domain), expect 1–2 from this objective — we provide 16 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)

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5concepts
5%of the exam

Questions 11–15

  1. 11foundation · easy

    A developer wants to run a Spark job from their laptop and have the driver run on a worker node so they can disconnect after submission. Which deployment mode should they use?

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  2. 12foundation · easy

    What is a key implication of running the driver on the client machine in Spark Client mode?

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  3. 13application · medium

    A company runs a Spark streaming job that consumes from a message queue and writes to a database. The job is submitted from a server that is also used for other critical services. The server has a stable network connection and sufficient memory, but the company wants to minimize the impact of the streaming job on the server's other services. Which deployment mode should they use?

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  4. 14foundation · easy

    In Spark Cluster mode, where does the driver program run?

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  5. 15application · medium

    A developer is writing a Spark job that will be run in production later. The developer wants to quickly validate the logic on a small dataset without setting up a cluster. The developer's laptop has 8 cores and 16 GB of RAM. Which deployment mode should the developer use for this validation?

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