Databricks Data Engineer Associate Question 23
Select 3In the Databricks platform architecture, which of the following components reside in the customer’s cloud account?
- A
Databricks-managed metadata services
- B
Databricks clusters
- C
Databricks control plane
- D
Data stored in the customer’s cloud storage
- E
Notebook execution and job scheduling services
- F
Databricks File System (DBFS) mounted on clusters
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Correct answers: B, D, F
Explanation
The Databricks platform architecture is divided into a control plane managed by Databricks and a data plane that resides in the customer's cloud account. Components like clusters, DBFS mounted storage, and customer cloud storage are part of the data plane, while services like metadata management and job scheduling are part of the control plane.
- A. Incorrect.
Databricks-managed metadata services are part of the control plane and do not reside in the customer's cloud account.
- B. Correct.
Databricks clusters are provisioned within the customer’s cloud account and run on the customer’s compute resources.
- C. Incorrect.
The Databricks control plane is managed by Databricks and resides outside the customer’s cloud account.
- D. Correct.
Data stored in the customer’s cloud storage (e.g., AWS S3, Azure Data Lake Storage) is directly managed and controlled by the customer.
- E. Incorrect.
Notebook execution and job scheduling services are part of the Databricks control plane and do not reside in the customer’s cloud account.
- F. Correct.
Databricks File System (DBFS), when mounted on clusters, resides in the customer’s cloud account as it interacts with customer-managed storage.