Helping Hand Questions for Databricks-Certified-Data-Engineer-Associate

The DELETE command in Delta Lake allows you to remove data that matches a predicate from a Delta table. This command will delete all the rows where the value in the column age is greater than 25 from the existing Delta table my_table and save the updated table. The other options are either incorrect or do not achieve the desired result. Option A will only select the rows that match the predicate, but not delete them. Option B will update the rows that match the predicate, but not delete them. Option D will update the rows that do not match the predicate, but not delete them. Option E will delete the rows that do not match the predicate, which is the opposite of what we want. References: Table deletes, updates, and merges — Delta Lake Documentation

 The Tasks tab in the Jobs UI shows the list of tasks that are part of a job, and allows the user to view the details of each task, such as the notebook path, the cluster configuration, the run status, and the duration. By clicking on the active run of a task, the user can access the Spark UI, the notebook output, and the logs of the task. These can help the user to identify the performance bottlenecks and errors in the task. The Runs tab in the Jobs UI only shows the summary of the job runs, such as the start time, the end time, the trigger, and the status. It does not provide the details of the individual tasks within a job run. References: Jobs UI, Monitor running jobs with a Job Run dashboard, How to optimize jobs performance

In Delta Live Tables (DLT), when configured to run in Continuous Pipeline Mode, particularly in a production environment, the system is designed to continuously process and update data as it becomes available. This mode keeps the compute resources active to handle ongoing data processing and automatically updates all datasets defined in the pipeline at predefined intervals. Once the pipeline is manually stopped, the compute resources are terminated to conserve resources and reduce costs. This mode is suitable for production environments where datasets need to be kept up-to-date with the latest data.

References:Databricks documentation on Delta Live Tables: Delta Live Tables Guide