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What is the primary purpose of AWS Glue?

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AWS Glue is a fully managed ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) service that prepares data for analytics.

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True or False: Amazon Redshift is a fully managed data warehouse service.

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True

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Fill in the blank: AWS __________ allows for serverless data integration.

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Glue

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What does the acronym ETL stand for?

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Extract, Transform, Load

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Which AWS service is primarily used for real-time data streaming?

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Amazon Kinesis

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What is the maximum number of nodes in an Amazon Redshift cluster?

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128

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Multiple choice: Which service can be used to automate the extraction of data from multiple sources? A) AWS Lambda B) AWS Data Pipeline C) Amazon CloudWatch

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B) AWS Data Pipeline

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True or False: Amazon S3 is an ideal storage solution for big data analytics.

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True

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What does AWS Lake Formation help to create?

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A secure data lake

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Fill in the blank: __________ is a managed service for stream processing in AWS.

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Amazon Kinesis

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What is the main benefit of using Amazon EMR?

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It allows for processing vast amounts of data quickly using frameworks like Apache Hadoop and Apache Spark.

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Multiple choice: Which of the following is not a data lake storage option in AWS? A) Amazon S3 B) Amazon RDS C) AWS Lake Formation

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B) Amazon RDS

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True or False: AWS Data Pipeline can be used to schedule data workflows.

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True

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What is the purpose of AWS DataBrew?

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AWS DataBrew is a visual data preparation tool that helps users clean and normalize data.

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What does Amazon Athena allow you to do?

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Run SQL queries on data stored in Amazon S3 without needing to set up a data warehouse.

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Fill in the blank: AWS __________ provides a way to run machine learning models in the cloud.

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SageMaker

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What is the primary function of AWS Step Functions?

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To coordinate multiple AWS services into serverless workflows.

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Multiple choice: Which service is best for batch processing of large data sets? A) Amazon Kinesis B) AWS Lambda C) Amazon EMR

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C) Amazon EMR

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True or False: Amazon QuickSight is used for data visualization.

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True

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What is the function of AWS Glue Data Catalog?

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It acts as a central repository for storing metadata about data assets.

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Fill in the blank: __________ is an AWS service used for data warehousing.

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Amazon Redshift

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What type of database is Amazon DynamoDB?

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A fully managed NoSQL database.

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Multiple choice: Which service would you use to create a data pipeline? A) AWS Lambda B) AWS Glue C) Amazon RDS

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B) AWS Glue

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True or False: Amazon S3 supports versioning of objects.

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True

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What is Amazon RDS primarily used for?
Managing relational databases in the cloud.
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Fill in the blank: The AWS service __________ is designed for data lake management.
Lake Formation
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What does Amazon EMR stand for?
Amazon Elastic MapReduce
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Multiple choice: Which AWS service allows you to run queries against S3 data using SQL? A) Amazon Redshift B) Amazon Athena C) Amazon RDS
B) Amazon Athena
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True or False: AWS Glue can automatically discover and catalog metadata.
True
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What is the primary benefit of using Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose?
It provides a way to reliably load streaming data into data lakes, data stores, and analytics services.
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Fill in the blank: AWS __________ is a service that helps in data preparation and cleaning.
DataBrew
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What is the purpose of Amazon S3 Select?
To retrieve a subset of data from an object stored in S3.
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Multiple choice: Which of the following is a serverless data integration service? A) AWS Glue B) Amazon Redshift C) Amazon EMR
A) AWS Glue
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True or False: Amazon QuickSight supports embedding dashboards into applications.
True
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What type of data can be stored in Amazon S3?
Any type of data, including structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data.
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Fill in the blank: AWS __________ provides data analytics and visualization capabilities.
QuickSight
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What is the role of AWS Lambda in data engineering?
To run code in response to events without provisioning or managing servers.
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Multiple choice: Which service is not part of data analytics? A) Amazon Redshift B) AWS Glue C) Amazon EC2
C) Amazon EC2
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True or False: AWS Glue can be used to transform data in real-time.
False
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What is the primary function of Amazon RDS?
To provide managed relational database services.
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Fill in the blank: __________ allows you to run Spark jobs on AWS.
Amazon EMR
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What is the purpose of AWS CloudTrail?
To log and monitor AWS account activity.
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Multiple choice: Which of the following services is ideal for time-series data? A) Amazon RDS B) Amazon Timestream C) Amazon S3
B) Amazon Timestream
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True or False: AWS Data Pipeline is a fully managed service for processing data.
True
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What does Amazon Timestream specialize in?
Time-series data management.
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Fill in the blank: AWS __________ provides a fully managed data warehouse solution.
Redshift
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What is the main advantage of using Amazon S3 for data storage?
Scalability and durability.
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Multiple choice: Which service is best for managing unstructured data? A) Amazon RDS B) Amazon S3 C) Amazon DynamoDB
B) Amazon S3
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True or False: Amazon EMR can automatically scale based on workload.
True
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What does the AWS Glue crawler do?
It scans your data sources and automatically creates metadata in the Glue Data Catalog.
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Fill in the blank: __________ is a fully managed data warehousing service from AWS.
Amazon Redshift
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What service would you use for real-time data analytics?
Amazon Kinesis Data Analytics
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Multiple choice: Which of the following services is designed for data lakes? A) Amazon S3 B) Amazon RDS C) AWS Lambda
A) Amazon S3
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True or False: AWS Glue can integrate with both structured and semi-structured data.
True
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What is the primary purpose of Amazon Kinesis Data Streams?
To collect and process real-time data streams.
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Fill in the blank: __________ is a managed service that simplifies running Spark applications.
Amazon EMR
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What is the function of Amazon S3 Glacier?
To provide low-cost archive storage for data.
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Multiple choice: Which AWS service is used for data visualization? A) Amazon Redshift B) Amazon QuickSight C) Amazon S3
B) Amazon QuickSight
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True or False: Amazon RDS supports multiple database engines.
True
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What does AWS Data Pipeline help with?
Orchestrating data workflows and data movement.
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Fill in the blank: AWS __________ allows for serverless data integration and preparation.
Glue
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What is the primary use case for Amazon Redshift?
Data warehousing and analytics.
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Multiple choice: Which service is best suited for data that needs to be accessed frequently? A) Amazon S3 Standard B) Amazon S3 Glacier C) Amazon S3 Intelligent-Tiering
A) Amazon S3 Standard
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True or False: AWS Glue can perform data transformations.
True
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What is the main purpose of AWS Lake Formation?
To simplify the setup and management of data lakes.
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Fill in the blank: __________ allows users to run SQL queries on large datasets stored in S3.
Amazon Athena
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What is the benefit of using Amazon EMR over traditional Hadoop clusters?
It provides a scalable, cost-effective solution for big data processing.
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Multiple choice: Which AWS service is used for event-driven architectures? A) AWS Lambda B) AWS Data Pipeline C) Amazon Redshift
A) AWS Lambda
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True or False: Amazon QuickSight provides machine learning capabilities.
True
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What is the main function of Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose?
To deliver real-time streaming data to destinations like S3, Redshift, and Elasticsearch.
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Fill in the blank: __________ is the AWS service designed for managing time-series data.
Amazon Timestream
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What is the primary function of AWS Glue's ETL jobs?
To extract data from sources, transform it, and load it into data stores.
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Multiple choice: Which service is best for running analytics on structured data? A) Amazon DynamoDB B) Amazon Redshift C) Amazon S3
B) Amazon Redshift
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True or False: AWS Glue can only work with AWS data sources.
False
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What does Amazon S3 Select allow users to do?
Retrieve a subset of data from an object without having to download the entire object.
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Fill in the blank: AWS __________ can help manage and optimize data lakes.
Lake Formation
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What is the main function of AWS DataBrew?
To provide a visual interface for data preparation and cleaning.
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Multiple choice: Which of the following services is designed for batch processing? A) Amazon Kinesis B) Amazon EMR C) AWS Lambda
B) Amazon EMR

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