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Certified Data Engineer Associate Practice Test 18

Question 170

A promotion file mixes 'active', 'ACTIVE', and 'Active' for the same status and analysts need consistent comparison logic.

Which acceptance result most directly demonstrates that the intended solution works?

  1. The output date column has DATE type and correctly maps several representative timestamp values.
  2. The new revenue column equals the product for sample rows and original input fields remain available.
  3. The output contains completed orders only and retains all qualifying rows.
  4. The three incoming spellings produce one canonical status in the curated table.

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

Case normalization prevents differences in casing from splitting equivalent categorical values.

Incorrect Answers

A:

The output date column has DATE type and correctly maps several representative timestamp values. That finding does not establish that the three incoming spellings produce one canonical status in the curated table.

B:

The new revenue column equals the product for sample rows and original input fields remain available. That finding does not establish that the three incoming spellings produce one canonical status in the curated table.

C:

The output contains completed orders only and retains all qualifying rows. That finding does not establish that the three incoming spellings produce one canonical status in the curated table.

Question 171

A source timestamp is in an ISO text field, but downstream daily reporting requires a date-typed column.

Which implementation decision best addresses this requirement?

  1. Use a safe conversion approach such as try_cast plus explicit handling for failed conversions.
  2. Remove the unwanted fields using drop or an explicit select of approved columns.
  3. Convert the validated timestamp string to a DATE using the applicable to_date or cast function.
  4. Use explode on the items array and carry the parent purchase identifier forward.

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

Correct temporal types allow date filters and calculations without relying on fragile string comparison. The selected implementation is the one directly aligned with the constraints in the scenario.

Incorrect Answers

A:

A tolerant conversion can record invalid values for review instead of halting all good records.

B:

Silver and Gold contracts should expose only required fields, not every raw diagnostic attribute.

D:

Exploding an array changes grain from one purchase row to individual item rows.

Question 172

A source timestamp is in an ISO text field, but downstream daily reporting requires a date-typed column.

Which acceptance result most directly demonstrates that the intended solution works?

  1. The output date column has DATE type and correctly maps several representative timestamp values.
  2. Valid identifiers become numeric and invalid ones are isolated by a documented null or quarantine rule.
  3. The resulting schema has the approved fields and excludes the debug payload column.
  4. A purchase with three items produces three item rows linked to the same parent order.

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

Correct temporal types allow date filters and calculations without relying on fragile string comparison.

Incorrect Answers

B:

Valid identifiers become numeric and invalid ones are isolated by a documented null or quarantine rule. That finding does not establish that the output date column has DATE type and correctly maps several representative timestamp values.

C:

The resulting schema has the approved fields and excludes the debug payload column. That finding does not establish that the output date column has DATE type and correctly maps several representative timestamp values.

D:

A purchase with three items produces three item rows linked to the same parent order. That finding does not establish that the output date column has DATE type and correctly maps several representative timestamp values.

Question 173

A support dataset contains an occasionally malformed numeric identifier, and a strict CAST causes the entire data preparation step to fail.

Which implementation decision best addresses this requirement?

  1. Use withColumn with a column expression for unit_price * quantity.
  2. Rename the column using withColumnRenamed or a valid alias while preserving the underlying values.
  3. Use a safe conversion approach such as try_cast plus explicit handling for failed conversions.
  4. Use explode_outer where retaining a row for null arrays is required.

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

A tolerant conversion can record invalid values for review instead of halting all good records. The selected implementation is the one directly aligned with the constraints in the scenario.

Incorrect Answers

A:

A DataFrame column expression computes row-wise revenue without collecting the dataset to the driver.

B:

Renaming a column changes its schema label, not the business key values it contains.

D:

Outer exploding preserves the parent row in cases where ordinary explode would produce no element row.

Question 174

A support dataset contains an occasionally malformed numeric identifier, and a strict CAST causes the entire data preparation step to fail.

Which acceptance result most directly demonstrates that the intended solution works?

  1. The new revenue column equals the product for sample rows and original input fields remain available.
  2. Valid identifiers become numeric and invalid ones are isolated by a documented null or quarantine rule.
  3. The silver schema contains customer_id and the sampled identifiers match their source values.
  4. A respondent with a null array remains represented once with a null exploded value.

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

A tolerant conversion can record invalid values for review instead of halting all good records.

Incorrect Answers

A:

The new revenue column equals the product for sample rows and original input fields remain available. That finding does not establish that valid identifiers become numeric and invalid ones are isolated by a documented null or quarantine rule.

C:

The silver schema contains customer_id and the sampled identifiers match their source values. That finding does not establish that valid identifiers become numeric and invalid ones are isolated by a documented null or quarantine rule.

D:

A respondent with a null array remains represented once with a null exploded value. That finding does not establish that valid identifiers become numeric and invalid ones are isolated by a documented null or quarantine rule.

Question 175

A developer wants to add a computed revenue column equal to unit_price multiplied by quantity in a PySpark DataFrame.

Which implementation decision best addresses this requirement?

  1. Remove the unwanted fields using drop or an explicit select of approved columns.
  2. Apply filter or where using an equality predicate on the status column.
  3. Split the string on its known delimiter and select the intended array element.
  4. Use withColumn with a column expression for unit_price * quantity.

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

A DataFrame column expression computes row-wise revenue without collecting the dataset to the driver. The selected implementation is the one directly aligned with the constraints in the scenario.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Silver and Gold contracts should expose only required fields, not every raw diagnostic attribute.

B:

Row filtering limits the dataset to the specified business condition before aggregation.

C:

The split operation exposes components of a delimited string without manual driver-side string processing.

Question 176

A developer wants to add a computed revenue column equal to unit_price multiplied by quantity in a PySpark DataFrame.

Which acceptance result most directly demonstrates that the intended solution works?

  1. The resulting schema has the approved fields and excludes the debug payload column.
  2. The new revenue column equals the product for sample rows and original input fields remain available.
  3. The output contains completed orders only and retains all qualifying rows.
  4. The derived region equals the first path component for representative valid inputs.

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

A DataFrame column expression computes row-wise revenue without collecting the dataset to the driver.

Incorrect Answers

A:

The resulting schema has the approved fields and excludes the debug payload column. That finding does not establish that the new revenue column equals the product for sample rows and original input fields remain available.

C:

The output contains completed orders only and retains all qualifying rows. That finding does not establish that the new revenue column equals the product for sample rows and original input fields remain available.

D:

The derived region equals the first path component for representative valid inputs. That finding does not establish that the new revenue column equals the product for sample rows and original input fields remain available.

Question 177

An events DataFrame includes several debug fields that should not be published to a curated reporting table.

Which implementation decision best addresses this requirement?

  1. Remove the unwanted fields using drop or an explicit select of approved columns.
  2. Rename the column using withColumnRenamed or a valid alias while preserving the underlying values.
  3. Use explode on the items array and carry the parent purchase identifier forward.
  4. Use an inner join on the appropriate customer key.

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

Silver and Gold contracts should expose only required fields, not every raw diagnostic attribute. The selected implementation is the one directly aligned with the constraints in the scenario.

Incorrect Answers

B:

Renaming a column changes its schema label, not the business key values it contains.

C:

Exploding an array changes grain from one purchase row to individual item rows.

D:

An inner join retains records present on both sides of the join condition.

Question 178

An events DataFrame includes several debug fields that should not be published to a curated reporting table.

Which acceptance result most directly demonstrates that the intended solution works?

  1. The silver schema contains customer_id and the sampled identifiers match their source values.
  2. A purchase with three items produces three item rows linked to the same parent order.
  3. The resulting schema has the approved fields and excludes the debug payload column.
  4. A sale with a missing customer key is absent from the joined result while matched sales remain.

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

Silver and Gold contracts should expose only required fields, not every raw diagnostic attribute.

Incorrect Answers

A:

The silver schema contains customer_id and the sampled identifiers match their source values. That finding does not establish that the resulting schema has the approved fields and excludes the debug payload column.

B:

A purchase with three items produces three item rows linked to the same parent order. That finding does not establish that the resulting schema has the approved fields and excludes the debug payload column.

D:

A sale with a missing customer key is absent from the joined result while matched sales remain. That finding does not establish that the resulting schema has the approved fields and excludes the debug payload column.

Question 179

The source uses camelCase customerId, but the target silver contract requires the snake_case column name customer_id.

Which implementation decision best addresses this requirement?

  1. Rename the column using withColumnRenamed or a valid alias while preserving the underlying values.
  2. Apply filter or where using an equality predicate on the status column.
  3. Use explode_outer where retaining a row for null arrays is required.
  4. Use a left outer join from payments to merchants on the merchant key.

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

Renaming a column changes its schema label, not the business key values it contains. The selected implementation is the one directly aligned with the constraints in the scenario.

Incorrect Answers

B:

Row filtering limits the dataset to the specified business condition before aggregation.

C:

Outer exploding preserves the parent row in cases where ordinary explode would produce no element row.

D:

A left join preserves the full left-side payment population and returns null right-side attributes for unmatched merchants.

Question 180

The source uses camelCase customerId, but the target silver contract requires the snake_case column name customer_id.

Which acceptance result most directly demonstrates that the intended solution works?

  1. The output contains completed orders only and retains all qualifying rows.
  2. A respondent with a null array remains represented once with a null exploded value.
  3. Payment count remains unchanged for one-to-one merchant keys and unmatched payments have null merchant fields.
  4. The silver schema contains customer_id and the sampled identifiers match their source values.

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

Renaming a column changes its schema label, not the business key values it contains.

Incorrect Answers

A:

The output contains completed orders only and retains all qualifying rows. That finding does not establish that the silver schema contains customer_id and the sampled identifiers match their source values.

B:

A respondent with a null array remains represented once with a null exploded value. That finding does not establish that the silver schema contains customer_id and the sampled identifiers match their source values.

C:

Payment count remains unchanged for one-to-one merchant keys and unmatched payments have null merchant fields. That finding does not establish that the silver schema contains customer_id and the sampled identifiers match their source values.

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