Use Delta Share to Share Live Data from Lakehouse to Any Computing Platform. DATA-ENGINEER-PROFESSIONAL Practice Questions (Page 2)

Questions 6–10

1. 6expert · hard

   A data engineer is setting up Delta Sharing for a partner who will use a custom application to read the shared data. The application is built on a non-JVM language. What should the engineer consider?

   • ARequire the partner to use a JVM-based client.
   • BExport the data to a format the application can read.
   • CProvide the partner with a pre-built connector for their language.
   • DUse the Delta Sharing REST API to access the share from the custom application.
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2. 7foundation · easy

   What information does a recipient need to connect to a Delta Share?

   • AThe sharing URL and the access token
   • BThe provider's cloud account ID and secret key
   • CThe provider's IP address and port number
   • DThe table name and the cluster ID
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4. 8expert · hard

   A data engineer has shared a table with an external partner. The partner's credential was compromised. What is the quickest and most secure way to revoke the compromised access and re-establish secure sharing?

   • ARotate the underlying storage account keys.
   • BWait for the credential to expire.
   • CDelete the recipient and create a new recipient with a new credential.
   • DChange the table's name and update the share.
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5. 9application · medium

   A data engineer is sharing a table containing personally identifiable information (PII) with an external marketing agency. The agency only needs access for a limited time. What should the engineer do to ensure the data is not accessible after the contract ends?

   • ARely on the agency to delete the data after the contract ends.
   • BSet an expiration date on the recipient's credential.
   • CDelete the table from the share after the contract ends.
   • DChange the table's schema to remove PII.
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6. 10application · medium

   A marketing firm shares a customer-segmentation table with an external consultancy. The table is updated nightly. The consultancy uses a non-Databricks platform to read the data. They report that they see stale data even though the table was updated hours ago. What is the most likely cause?

   • AThe share was not refreshed after the table update.
   • BThe recipient's credential has expired.
   • CThe consultancy is reading a cached snapshot from their previous query.
   • DThe Delta Sharing protocol does not support non-Databricks platforms.
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