Free DataStax Apache-Cassandra-Developer-Associate Exam Questions

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Question 1

Primary keys:

A : identify the nodes in the cluster that store the row(s).

B : uniquely identify rows in a table and determine their sort order.

C : uniquely identify rows in a partition and determine their sort order.

D : are alternative surrogate keys for row numbers.

Answer: B

Question 2

What values are stored in the pop column after the following sequence?

1. CREATE TABLE countries (

2. country text,

3. state text,

4. pop int STATIC,

5. PRIMARY KEY (country, state)

6. );

8. INSERT INTO countries (country, state, pop) VALUES ('USA', 'Oregon', 4200000);

9. INSERT INTO countries (country, state, pop) VALUES ('USA', 'Idaho', -1);

10. INSERT INTO countries (country, state, pop) VALUES ('USA', 'Idaho', 1700000);

A : 4200000, -1, 1700000

B : 4200000, 1700000

C : 4200000, -1

D : 1700000, 1700000

Answer: D

Question 3

What is a NOT a valid limitation for Cassandra counters?

A : Counters cannot be used for columns part of the PRIMARY KEY of a table.

B : Counter values cannot go below zero.

C : The value of a counter cannot be set.

D : A table that contains a counter can only contain counters.

Answer: B

Question 4

When to use a secondary index?

A : When querying a table using a column that cannot normally be queried.

B : On tables with a counter column.

C : On a frequently updated or deleted column.

D : On high-cardinality columns.

Answer: A

Question 5

Consider the following keyspace definition:

1. CREATE KEYSPACE mykeyspace

2. WITH replication = {'class': 'NetworkTopologyStrategy', 'DC1': 3, 'DC2': 3};

DC1 has 4 nodes active and 2 down, DC2 has 3 nodes active and one down.

Which of the next statements is true?

A : A request with LOCAL_QUORUM on a healthy DC2 node will be handled by DC1.

B : A request with LOCAL_QUORUM on a healthy DC2 node will succeed.

C : A request with QUORUM on a healthy DC2 node will fail.

D : A request with LOCAL_QUORUM on a healthy DC1 node will fail.

Answer: B

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