A Spark application is running on a cluster. The driver node is responsible for coordinating the execution of tasks. Which action is performed by the driver node?

Allocating CPU cores to executors

Which of the following is a responsibility of executors in Spark?

Running the main() function of the application

Allocating resources to the application

Storing data for the application, such as cached data

A Spark cluster has 5 worker nodes, each with 16 GB of RAM. The team wants to understand how data is stored during a shuffle operation. Where is the shuffle data physically stored?

In the cluster manager's storage

On the worker nodes, in the executors' memory or disk

In Spark, what determines the maximum number of tasks that can run in parallel within an executor?

The number of CPU cores allocated to the executor

The size of the data partitions

The amount of memory allocated to the executor

The number of worker nodes in the cluster

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Identify the Role of Core Components of Apache Spark™'s Architecture, Including Cluster, Driver Node, Worker Nodes/executors, CPU Cores, and Memory. ASSOCIATE-DEVELOPER-APACHE-SPARK Practice Questions (Page 5)

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21foundation · easy
In Spark's architecture, which component runs on worker nodes and is responsible for executing tasks?
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22application · medium
A Spark application is running on a cluster. The driver node is responsible for coordinating the execution of tasks. Which action is performed by the driver node?
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23foundation · easy
Which of the following is a responsibility of executors in Spark?
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24application · medium
A Spark cluster has 5 worker nodes, each with 16 GB of RAM. The team wants to understand how data is stored during a shuffle operation. Where is the shuffle data physically stored?
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25foundation · easy
In Spark, what determines the maximum number of tasks that can run in parallel within an executor?
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