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Explain the key components of Apache Spark’s architecture. What are Spark Executors and Spark Driver? How do they communicate? Can you describe the difference between a DataFrame and an RDD in Spark? What are the main functions of the Spark Catalyst Optimizer? How does Spark handle fault tolerance? Explain the concept of lazy evaluation in Spark. Why is it beneficial?
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Senior Data Architect

Interviewed at Tiger Analytics

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Nov 8, 2024

Explain the key components of Apache Spark’s architecture. What are Spark Executors and Spark Driver? How do they communicate? Can you describe the difference between a DataFrame and an RDD in Spark? What are the main functions of the Spark Catalyst Optimizer? How does Spark handle fault tolerance? Explain the concept of lazy evaluation in Spark. Why is it beneficial?

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