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What does the hierarchical namespace feature in Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 provide?
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10 questions in topicData Lake Storage, medallion architecture, Synapse storage pools, distributions, and file formats.
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Single choice~80s
In the medallion architecture, what does the Bronze layer contain?
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Single choice~80s
What is a dedicated SQL pool in Azure Synapse Analytics?
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Single choice~85s
What is the key characteristic of a serverless SQL pool?
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Single choice~80s
Which dedicated SQL pool distribution strategy assigns rows based on a hash of a chosen column?
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Single choice~85s
Which table type stores a full copy of the data on every compute node in a dedicated SQL pool?
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Single choice~100s
What is the default and most efficient storage format for large tables in a dedicated SQL pool?
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Single choice~80s
What characterizes the Parquet file format?
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Single choice~85s
What does Delta Lake add on top of standard data lake storage?
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Single choice~80s
What does a Type 2 slowly changing dimension (SCD) technique do?