Databricks Data Engineering Associate exam
2024
Question 1
Which of the following describes a benefit of a data lakehouse that is unavailable
in a traditional data warehouse?
A. A data lakehouse provides a relational system of data management.
B. A data lakehouse captures snapshots of data for version control purposes.
C. A data lakehouse couples storage and compute for complete control.
D. A data lakehouse utilizes proprietary storage formats for data.
E. A data lakehouse enables both batch and streaming analytics. - correct answer
✅E. A data lakehouse enables both batch and streaming analytics.
Question 2
Which of the following locations hosts the driver and worker nodes of a
Databricks-managed cluster?
A. Data plane
B. Control plane
C. Databricks Filesystem
D. JDBC data source
E. Databricks web application - correct answer ✅A. Data plane
,Databricks Data Engineering Associate exam
2024
Question 3
A data architect is designing a data model that works for both video-based
machine learning workloads and highly audited batch ETL/ELT workloads.
Which of the following describes how using a data lakehouse can help the data
architect meet the needs of both workloads?
A. A data lakehouse requires very little data modeling.
B. A data lakehouse combines compute and storage for simple governance.
C. A data lakehouse provides autoscaling for compute clusters.
D. A data lakehouse stores unstructured data and is ACID-compliant.
E. A data lakehouse fully exists in the cloud. - correct answer ✅D. A data
lakehouse stores unstructured data and is ACID-compliant.
Question 4
Which of the following describes a scenario in which a data engineer will want to
use a Job cluster instead of an all-purpose cluster?
A. An ad-hoc analytics report needs to be developed while minimizing compute
costs.
B. A data team needs to collaborate on the development of a machine learning
model.
C. An automated workflow needs to be run every 30 minutes.
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2024
D. A Databricks SQL query needs to be scheduled for upward reporting.
E. A data engineer needs to manually investigate a production error. - correct
answer ✅C. An automated workflow needs to be run every 30 minutes.
Question 5
A data engineer has created a Delta table as part of a data pipeline. Downstream
data analysts now need SELECT permission on the Delta table.
Assuming the data engineer is the Delta table owner, which part of the Databricks
Lakehouse Platform can the data engineer use to grant the data analysts the
appropriate access?
A. Repos
B. Jobs
C. Data Explorer
D. Databricks Filesystem
E. Dashboards - correct answer ✅C. Data Explorer
Question 6
Two junior data engineers are authoring separate parts of a single data pipeline
notebook. They are working on separate Git branches so they can pair program on
, Databricks Data Engineering Associate exam
2024
the same notebook simultaneously. A senior data engineer experienced in
Databricks suggests there is a better alternative for this type of collaboration.
Which of the following supports the senior data engineer's claim?
A. Databricks Notebooks support automatic change-tracking and versioning
B. Databricks Notebooks support real-time coauthoring on a single notebook
C. Databricks Notebooks support commenting and notification comments
D. Databricks Notebooks support the use of multiple languages in the same
notebook
E. Databricks Notebooks support the creation of interactive data visualizations -
correct answer ✅B. Databricks Notebooks support real-time coauthoring on a
single notebook
Question 7
Which of the following describes how Databricks Repos can help facilitate CI/CD
workflows on the Databricks Lakehouse Platform?
A. Databricks Repos can facilitate the pull request, review, and approval process
before merging branches
B. Databricks Repos can merge changes from a secondary Git branch into a main
Git branch
2024
Question 1
Which of the following describes a benefit of a data lakehouse that is unavailable
in a traditional data warehouse?
A. A data lakehouse provides a relational system of data management.
B. A data lakehouse captures snapshots of data for version control purposes.
C. A data lakehouse couples storage and compute for complete control.
D. A data lakehouse utilizes proprietary storage formats for data.
E. A data lakehouse enables both batch and streaming analytics. - correct answer
✅E. A data lakehouse enables both batch and streaming analytics.
Question 2
Which of the following locations hosts the driver and worker nodes of a
Databricks-managed cluster?
A. Data plane
B. Control plane
C. Databricks Filesystem
D. JDBC data source
E. Databricks web application - correct answer ✅A. Data plane
,Databricks Data Engineering Associate exam
2024
Question 3
A data architect is designing a data model that works for both video-based
machine learning workloads and highly audited batch ETL/ELT workloads.
Which of the following describes how using a data lakehouse can help the data
architect meet the needs of both workloads?
A. A data lakehouse requires very little data modeling.
B. A data lakehouse combines compute and storage for simple governance.
C. A data lakehouse provides autoscaling for compute clusters.
D. A data lakehouse stores unstructured data and is ACID-compliant.
E. A data lakehouse fully exists in the cloud. - correct answer ✅D. A data
lakehouse stores unstructured data and is ACID-compliant.
Question 4
Which of the following describes a scenario in which a data engineer will want to
use a Job cluster instead of an all-purpose cluster?
A. An ad-hoc analytics report needs to be developed while minimizing compute
costs.
B. A data team needs to collaborate on the development of a machine learning
model.
C. An automated workflow needs to be run every 30 minutes.
,Databricks Data Engineering Associate exam
2024
D. A Databricks SQL query needs to be scheduled for upward reporting.
E. A data engineer needs to manually investigate a production error. - correct
answer ✅C. An automated workflow needs to be run every 30 minutes.
Question 5
A data engineer has created a Delta table as part of a data pipeline. Downstream
data analysts now need SELECT permission on the Delta table.
Assuming the data engineer is the Delta table owner, which part of the Databricks
Lakehouse Platform can the data engineer use to grant the data analysts the
appropriate access?
A. Repos
B. Jobs
C. Data Explorer
D. Databricks Filesystem
E. Dashboards - correct answer ✅C. Data Explorer
Question 6
Two junior data engineers are authoring separate parts of a single data pipeline
notebook. They are working on separate Git branches so they can pair program on
, Databricks Data Engineering Associate exam
2024
the same notebook simultaneously. A senior data engineer experienced in
Databricks suggests there is a better alternative for this type of collaboration.
Which of the following supports the senior data engineer's claim?
A. Databricks Notebooks support automatic change-tracking and versioning
B. Databricks Notebooks support real-time coauthoring on a single notebook
C. Databricks Notebooks support commenting and notification comments
D. Databricks Notebooks support the use of multiple languages in the same
notebook
E. Databricks Notebooks support the creation of interactive data visualizations -
correct answer ✅B. Databricks Notebooks support real-time coauthoring on a
single notebook
Question 7
Which of the following describes how Databricks Repos can help facilitate CI/CD
workflows on the Databricks Lakehouse Platform?
A. Databricks Repos can facilitate the pull request, review, and approval process
before merging branches
B. Databricks Repos can merge changes from a secondary Git branch into a main
Git branch
