Apache Kafka

Distributed streaming platform

Apache Kafka is a distributed streaming platform used to build real-time data pipelines and streaming applications.

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Question 1

What is the purpose of the Kafka Connect framework?

To provide a user interface for producing and consuming Kafka messages. To manage and configure Kafka topics and partitions. To facilitate the integration of Kafka with external data sources and sinks. To replicate data across multiple Kafka clusters for disaster recovery purposes. To provide real-time analytics of data passing through Kafka clusters. To monitor the performance and health of Kafka brokers and consumers.

Correct Answer: To facilitate the integration of Kafka with external data sources and sinks.

The Kafka Connect framework allows for the seamless integration of Kafka with external data sources and sinks, making it easy to build scalable, reliable, and fault-tolerant data pipelines.

Question 2

What is the purpose of a Kafka producer?

To replicate Kafka messages to multiple brokers. To process the data in Kafka streams. To publish messages to a Kafka topic. To manage the Kafka brokers in a Kafka cluster. To store messages produced by the Kafka streams API. To consume messages from a Kafka topic.

Correct Answer: To publish messages to a Kafka topic.

Kafka producer is used to publish messages to a Kafka topic. It is responsible for creating a record, assigning a partition, and sending the record to the assigned partition in the Kafka cluster.

Question 3

What is a topic in Apache Kafka?

A group of producers that publish messages to a broker. A server that hosts a Kafka cluster. A collection of consumers that consume messages from a broker. A database table that stores Kafka metadata. A category/feed name to which messages are published. A message queue that holds unprocessed messages.

Correct Answer: A category/feed name to which messages are published.

A topic in Apache Kafka is a category/feed name to which messages are published. It is the main way in which data is organized and classified in Kafka. Producers publish messages to topics, and consumers subscribe to topics to consume messages.

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