Spark Programming in Python for Beginners with Apache Spark 3 - Outer Joins in Dataframe

Spark Programming in Python for Beginners with Apache Spark 3 - Outer Joins in Dataframe

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Information Technology (IT), Architecture

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The video tutorial covers different types of joins in Apache Spark, focusing on inner and outer joins. It explains the limitations of inner joins, such as missing records when there is no match on both sides. The tutorial introduces outer joins, including full, left, and right outer joins, which ensure all records are included even without matches. Practical examples demonstrate how to handle null values using the collies function, providing a comprehensive understanding of join operations in data processing.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a key limitation of using an inner join?

It includes all records from both tables.

It duplicates records from the left table.

It only includes records with matching keys from both tables.

It removes all records from the right table.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does an outer join differ from an inner join?

It removes all records from the left table.

It duplicates records from the right table.

It includes all records from both tables, regardless of matching keys.

It only includes records with matching keys from both tables.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the purpose of a full outer join?

To include all records from the left table only.

To include only matching records from both tables.

To include all records from both tables, even if there are no matches.

To include all records from the right table only.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When should you use a left outer join?

When you want to exclude all unmatched records.

When you want only matching records from both tables.

When you want all records from the left table, regardless of matches.

When you want all records from the right table.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which join type would you use to ensure all records from the right table are included?

Inner join

Left outer join

Right outer join

Full outer join

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What function can be used to replace null values in a join result?

The replace function

The fill function

The coalesce function

The substitute function

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the coalesce function do?

It duplicates records with null values.

It fills null values with the first non-null value from a list of columns.

It converts null values to zero.

It removes all null values from the dataset.

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