Databricks Data Engineer Associate Question 44
Select 3You are managing a Databricks cluster for your organization's data engineering workloads. During a cost optimization meeting, you are asked about the behavior and impact of terminating a cluster manually. Which of the following statements accurately describe the impact of terminating a cluster?
- A
All active jobs running on the cluster will stop immediately.
- B
The cluster configuration and metadata, such as libraries installed, are permanently deleted.
- C
The cluster's attached storage, such as DBFS, will remain intact after termination.
- D
Terminating a cluster releases the compute resources back to the cloud provider.
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Correct answers: A, C, D
Explanation
When a cluster is terminated in Databricks, active jobs running on it are stopped immediately, and the compute resources are released to the cloud provider. However, storage like DBFS remains intact, and the cluster configuration can be reused if needed. This ensures that storage and configuration data persist while compute costs are minimized.
- A. Correct.
Correct: When a cluster is terminated, any active jobs running on it are stopped immediately, as the compute resources are no longer available.
- B. Incorrect.
Incorrect: The cluster's configuration and metadata are not permanently deleted during termination, and you can restart the cluster later using the same configuration.
- C. Correct.
Correct: DBFS and other attached storage are not affected by cluster termination, as they are separate from the compute resources.
- D. Correct.
Correct: Terminating a cluster releases the cloud provider's compute resources, such as VMs or containers, which helps reduce costs.