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Question 31

Which approach demonstrates a modular and testable way to use DataFrame.transform for ETL code in PySpark?

Correct Answer: B
Comprehensive and Detailed
Databricks and Apache Spark recommend building modular and reusable ETL transformations by leveraging the DataFrame.transform() API. This method allows you to chain multiple transformation functions in a clean and testable way.
Option A: Encapsulating the logic in a class (Pipeline) works, but it reduces modularity and flexibility. It does not show the true intended use of DataFrame.transform() which is chaining functional transformations.
Option B: This is the correct approach. It defines small, reusable functions (upper_value, filter_positive) that each take a DataFrame and return a transformed DataFrame. By chaining them with df.transform(func), you can compose ETL pipelines in a clear and declarative manner. This enables unit testing of individual functions and makes the ETL pipeline modular, testable, and production-ready.
Option C: This shows a single transformation wrapped in a function and tested, but it lacks pipeline composition - it is not demonstrating modular chaining across multiple transformations.
Option D: This simply defines a transformation function with hardcoded logic. It does not leverage DataFrame.transform() nor demonstrate modularity through composition.
Therefore, Option B is the best demonstration of how to use DataFrame.transform() in PySpark ETL pipelines.
Databricks documentation explicitly highlights that DataFrame.transform() allows developers to "chain together reusable functions in a readable and modular way, improving testability and maintainability of ETL code." This makes B the correct and officially supported pattern.
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Question 32

A Delta Lake table was created with the below query:

Realizing that the original query had a typographical error, the below code was executed:
ALTER TABLE prod.sales_by_stor RENAME TO prod.sales_by_store
Which result will occur after running the second command?

Correct Answer: A
The query uses the CREATE TABLE USING DELTA syntax to create a Delta Lake table from an existing Parquet file stored in DBFS. The query also uses the LOCATION keyword to specify the path to the Parquet file as /mnt/finance_eda_bucket/tx_sales.parquet. By using the LOCATION keyword, the query creates an external table, which is a table that is stored outside of the default warehouse directory and whose metadata is not managed by Databricks. An external table can be created from an existing directory in a cloud storage system, such as DBFS or S3, that contains data files in a supported format, such as Parquet or CSV.
The result that will occur after running the second command is that the table reference in the metastore is updated and no data is changed. The metastore is a service that stores metadata about tables, such as their schema, location, properties, and partitions. The metastore allows users to access tables using SQL commands or Spark APIs without knowing their physical location or format. When renaming an external table using the ALTER TABLE RENAME TO command, only the table reference in the metastore is updated with the new name; no data files or directories are moved or changed in the storage system. The table will still point to the same location and use the same format as before. However, if renaming a managed table, which is a table whose metadata and data are both managed by Databricks, both the table reference in the metastore and the data files in the default warehouse directory are moved and renamed accordingly. Verified Reference: [Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional], under "Delta Lake" section; Databricks Documentation, under "ALTER TABLE RENAME TO" section; Databricks Documentation, under "Metastore" section; Databricks Documentation, under "Managed and external tables" section.
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Question 33

A Delta table of weather records is partitioned by date and has the below schema:
date DATE, device_id INT, temp FLOAT, latitude FLOAT, longitude FLOAT
To find all the records from within the Arctic Circle, you execute a query with the below filter:
latitude > 66.3
Which statement describes how the Delta engine identifies which files to load?

Correct Answer: D
This is the correct answer because Delta Lake uses a transaction log to store metadata about each table, including min and max statistics for each column in each data file. The Delta engine can use this information to quickly identify which files to load based on a filter condition, without scanning the entire table or the file footers. This is called data skipping and it can improve query performance significantly. Verified Reference: [Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional], under "Delta Lake" section; [Databricks Documentation], under "Optimizations - Data Skipping" section.
In the Transaction log, Delta Lake captures statistics for each data file of the table. These statistics indicate per file:
- Total number of records
- Minimum value in each column of the first 32 columns of the table
- Maximum value in each column of the first 32 columns of the table
- Null value counts for in each column of the first 32 columns of the table When a query with a selective filter is executed against the table, the query optimizer uses these statistics to generate the query result. it leverages them to identify data files that may contain records matching the conditional filter.
For the SELECT query in the question, The transaction log is scanned for min and max statistics for the price column
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Question 34

A member of the data engineering team has submitted a short notebook that they wish to schedule as part of a larger data pipeline. Assume that the commands provided below produce the logically correct results when run as presented.

Which command should be removed from the notebook before scheduling it as a job?

Correct Answer: E
Cmd 6 is the command that should be removed from the notebook before scheduling it as a job. This command is selecting all the columns from the finalDF dataframe and displaying them in the notebook. This is not necessary for the job, as the finalDF dataframe is already written to a table in Cmd 7. Displaying the dataframe in the notebook will only consume resources and time, and it will not affect the output of the job. Therefore, Cmd 6 is redundant and should be removed.
The other commands are essential for the job, as they perform the following tasks:
Cmd 1: Reads the raw_data table into a Spark dataframe called rawDF.
Cmd 2: Prints the schema of the rawDF dataframe, which is useful for debugging and understanding the data structure.
Cmd 3: Selects all the columns from the rawDF dataframe, as well as the nested columns from the values struct column, and creates a new dataframe called flattenedDF.
Cmd 4: Drops the values column from the flattenedDF dataframe, as it is no longer needed after flattening, and creates a new dataframe called finalDF.
Cmd 5: Explains the physical plan of the finalDF dataframe, which is useful for optimizing and tuning the performance of the job.
Cmd 7: Writes the finalDF dataframe to a table called flat_data, using the append mode to add new data to the existing table.
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Question 35

A junior data engineer seeks to leverage Delta Lake's Change Data Feed functionality to create a Type 1 table representing all of the values that have ever been valid for all rows in abronzetable created with the propertydelta.enableChangeDataFeed = true. They plan to execute the following code as a daily job:

Which statement describes the execution and results of running the above query multiple times?

Correct Answer: B
Explanation
Reading table's changes, captured by CDF, using spark.read means that you are reading them as a static source. So, each time you run the query, all table's changes (starting from the specified startingVersion) will be read.
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