Databricks Data Engineer Associate Question 21
Select 3In the Databricks platform architecture, which of the following components reside in the customer’s cloud account?
- A
Databricks control plane
- B
Databricks data plane
- C
Cluster VMs and storage
- D
Databricks jobs and workflow metadata
- E
Table metadata stored in the Hive metastore
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Correct answers: B, C, E
Explanation
The Databricks platform architecture separates components into the data plane and the control plane. The control plane is fully managed by Databricks, while the data plane operates within the customer’s cloud account. Components like cluster VMs, storage, and metadata for tables in the Hive metastore are part of the data plane and reside in the customer’s cloud account.
- A. Incorrect.
The Databricks control plane includes components such as the web application, job scheduler, and REST APIs, which are managed by Databricks and do not reside in the customer’s cloud account.
- B. Correct.
The Databricks data plane operates within the customer’s cloud account. It includes the execution of clusters, jobs, and access to storage.
- C. Correct.
Cluster virtual machines and storage are provisioned within the customer’s cloud account as part of the data plane.
- D. Incorrect.
Databricks jobs and workflow metadata are stored in the Databricks control plane, not in the customer’s cloud account.
- E. Correct.
Table metadata stored in the Hive metastore is also part of the data plane and resides within the customer’s cloud account.