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Some data modeling concepts & fact/dim designs. Lots of SQL. The SQL is heavy on entry level questions. Textbook oriented entry SQL questions, instead of practical entry SQL. One window function but easy, medium difficulty if you're not a regular window function user.
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Senior Data Warehouse Engineer

Interviewed at Sands Technologies

3.4
Jun 10, 2024

Some data modeling concepts & fact/dim designs. Lots of SQL. The SQL is heavy on entry level questions. Textbook oriented entry SQL questions, instead of practical entry SQL. One window function but easy, medium difficulty if you're not a regular window function user.

Why Hadoop? ( Compare to RDBMS) ... What would happen if NameNode failed? How do you bring it up? ... What details are in the “fsimage” file? ... What is SecondaryNameNode? ... Explain the MapReduce processing framework? (start to end) ... What is Combiner? ... What is Partitioner? ... Oozie – What are the nodes?
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Senior Data Engineer

Interviewed at Learnbeyond Consulting (NJ )

3
Jun 4, 2024

Why Hadoop? ( Compare to RDBMS) ... What would happen if NameNode failed? How do you bring it up? ... What details are in the “fsimage” file? ... What is SecondaryNameNode? ... Explain the MapReduce processing framework? (start to end) ... What is Combiner? ... What is Partitioner? ... Oozie – What are the nodes?

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