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Big Data Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) and Answers

Master Big Data with Practice MCQs. Explore our curated collection of Multiple Choice Questions. Ideal for placement and interview preparation, our questions range from basic to advanced, ensuring comprehensive coverage of Big Data concepts. Begin your placement preparation journey now!

Q31

Q31 Which of the following is a function of the Hadoop NameNode?

A

Store file blocks

B

Manage the metadata

C

Perform data analytics

D

Store the data

Q32

Q32 How does Hadoop ensure fault tolerance?

A

By compressing data

B

By using a single master node

C

By replicating data across nodes

D

By using cloud storage

Q33

Q33 What role does the Hadoop Secondary NameNode play?

A

Acts as a backup for the NameNode

B

Performs checkpoints of the NameNode metadata

C

Processes data in real time

D

Distributes data across nodes

Q34

Q34 Which of the following components is responsible for running a Hadoop job?

A

NameNode

B

DataNode

C

YARN

D

HDFS

Q35

Q35 How does MapReduce handle large data sets efficiently in Hadoop?

A

By performing real-time analytics

B

By splitting tasks across multiple nodes

C

By using in-memory storage

D

By compressing data

Q36

Q36 Which command is used to list all Hadoop jobs running on the cluster?

A

hadoop jobs -list

B

yarn application -list

C

hdfs dfsadmin -list

D

hadoop job -status

Q37

Q37 Which Hadoop command is used to stop the HDFS NameNode?

A

hdfs namenode -stop

B

hadoop namenode -stop

C

hadoop dfsadmin -stop

D

stop-dfs.sh

Q38

Q38 Which command is used to format the Hadoop NameNode?

A

hdfs namenode -format

B

hdfs namenode -init

C

hadoop namenode -reformat

D

hdfs format

Q39

Q39 A Hadoop job is failing due to a "disk full" error on one DataNode. What is the most likely solution?

A

Replicate data to the NameNode

B

Add additional storage to the DataNode

C

Stop the job

D

Reformat the NameNode

Q40

Q40 A MapReduce job is running slower than expected. Which of the following is a likely cause?

A

Insufficient disk space

B

Network latency between nodes

C

Improperly configured memory

D

High replication factor

Q41

Q41 A Hadoop job continues to fail after several retries due to a corrupt block on a DataNode. What should be the next step?

A

Increase memory allocation

B

Re-run the job

C

Delete the corrupted block

D

Restart the NameNode

Q42

Q42 What is the primary function of the Map phase in MapReduce?

A

Sort data

B

Filter data

C

Map data to key-value pairs

D

Aggregate data

Q43

Q43 In MapReduce, what is the function of the Reduce phase?

A

To combine intermediate data

B

To map data to key-value pairs

C

To sort data

D

To store data

Q44

Q44 Which of the following is a key characteristic of the MapReduce framework?

A

Real-time processing

B

Distributed processing

C

Sequential processing

D

In-memory processing

Q45

Q45 How does MapReduce ensure data locality in distributed computing?

A

By using cloud storage

B

By moving data to the computation

C

By performing operations in memory

D

By moving computation to the data

Q46

Q46 What is the purpose of partitioning in the MapReduce framework?

A

To increase replication

B

To group key-value pairs for processing

C

To reduce data size

D

To increase memory allocation

Q47

Q47 How does the Shuffle and Sort phase contribute to the MapReduce process?

A

It compresses data

B

It arranges data in a specific order

C

It distributes data evenly across reducers

D

It aggregates data

Q48

Q48 Which command is used to submit a MapReduce job in Hadoop?

A

hadoop job -submit

B

hadoop jar

C

hadoop dfs -submit

D

hadoop run-job

Q49

Q49 Which class in the Hadoop MapReduce framework defines the logic of the Reduce function?

A

Reducer

B

Mapper

C

Partitioner

D

Combiner

Q50

Q50 Which of the following is used to control how the key-value pairs are partitioned in MapReduce?

A

Combiner

B

Reducer

C

Mapper

D

Partitioner

Q51

Q51 A MapReduce job is stuck in the Shuffle and Sort phase. What is the likely cause?

A

Insufficient memory

B

Data corruption

C

Network issues

D

Incorrect key-value pairs

Q52

Q52 A MapReduce job is taking longer than expected due to a skew in the data distribution. What could be the reason?

A

Too many mappers

B

Improper key partitioning

C

High replication factor

D

Large input data size

Q53

Q53 A MapReduce job fails repeatedly at the Reduce phase. What could be the most likely reason?

A

Incorrect key-value pairs

B

Disk failure

C

Network congestion

D

Reducer memory overload

Q54

Q54 What is Apache Spark primarily used for?

A

Real-time processing

B

Batch processing

C

Data storage

D

File compression

Q55

Q55 What is the primary purpose of Apache Hive?

A

Distributed file storage

B

Data querying

C

Real-time analytics

D

Data visualization

Q56

Q56 Which programming language is commonly used to write Pig Latin scripts?

A

Java

B

Python

C

Pig Latin

D

Scala

Q57

Q57 How does Apache Pig handle large datasets in a distributed environment?

A

By using a SQL-like language

B

By using in-memory storage

C

By parallel processing across nodes

D

By replicating data

Q58

Q58 What role does Spark's Resilient Distributed Dataset (RDD) play?

A

It stores data temporarily

B

It enables in-memory computation

C

It writes data to disk

D

It compresses data

Q59

Q59 How does Apache Spark achieve fault tolerance during distributed processing?

A

By replicating data

B

By using RDDs

C

By checkpointing data

D

By splitting tasks

Q60

Q60 Which command is used to launch the Apache Spark shell?

A

spark-shell

B

spark-run

C

spark-submit

D

start-spark

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