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A table is registered with the following code:

Both users and orders are Delta Lake tables. Which statement describes the results of querying recent_orders?

  • A. All logic will execute at query time and return the result of joining the valid versions of the source tables at the time the query finishes.
  • B. All logic will execute when the table is defined and store the result of joining tables to the DBFS; this stored data will be returned when the table is queried.
  • C. Results will be computed and cached when the table is defined; these cached results will incrementally update as new records are inserted into source tables.
  • D. All logic will execute at query time and return the result of joining the valid versions of the source tables at the time the query began.
  • E. The versions of each source table will be stored in the table transaction log; query results will be saved to DBFS with each query.
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Suggested Answer: B 🗳️

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asmayassineg
Highly Voted 1 year, 7 months ago
Correct answer is B. table is created and data of join will be stored on DBFS and it will be returned on query time
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practicioner
Highly Voted 7 months, 1 week ago
Selected Answer: D
The question says "Which statement describes the results of querying recent_orders?" The question doesn't ask about the code snipped itself. This question is about the logic of "select * from recent_orders" after the creation of recent_orders. answer is D D is the right answer
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fe3b2fc
7 months, 1 week ago
Not sure how so many people misunderstood the actual question. It already says at the top that the table is registered as the code given, they're not executing the code again.
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Onobhas01
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Why are people so fixed on how the table was created, question says what happens when a query is run against the table.
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HairyTorso
2 months, 3 weeks ago
As Benni_ale said - CTAS can be used to create a snapshot of a table. The data will be stored and not updated further, unless table is explicitly updated.
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benni_ale
5 months ago
option D mentions "return the result of joining the valid versions of the source tables" but that's not true. when u interrogate the table resulting from a join of two tables u are not re-performing joins operations at query time anymore an the version is the one from the last time the CTAS statement was executed
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lakime
Most Recent 2 days, 21 hours ago
Selected Answer: D
It's CTAAS, nothing is being stored in DBFS...
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Tedet
4 weeks ago
Selected Answer: B
It's CTAS. So snapshot at the time of creation will be returned.
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ptty
1 month ago
Selected Answer: B
It's B because this is different from creating a view (which would use CREATE VIEW instead), where the query logic would be executed each time the view is accessed.
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arekm
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Selected Answer: B
B - it is a table. Query time answers assume we are talking about a view, which we aren't. Table is not automatically updated whenever the tables used in CTAS change - it is a standalone entity.
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Sriramiyer92
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Selected Answer: B
The answer is B. Pls note it is CTAS statement and not a subquery.
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benni_ale
5 months ago
Selected Answer: B
B is correct
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nedlo
5 months ago
Selected Answer: B
Only logic there is inside create statemetn and it will execute once while executing "create table" statement. Further select queries will only select any data that was inserted during create table statement , data wont by updated automatically. So B
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benni_ale
5 months, 1 week ago
i think B
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benni_ale
5 months, 1 week ago
Selected Answer: B
i picked b
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Isio05
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Selected Answer: B
CTAS statements persist it results, so B
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imatheushenrique
9 months, 4 weeks ago
B. All logic will execute when the table is defined and store the result of joining tables to the DBFS; this stored data will be returned when the table is queried.
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coercion
10 months, 1 week ago
Selected Answer: B
"Create Table" is an action so "B"
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PrashantTiwari
1 year, 1 month ago
B is correct
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kz_data
1 year, 2 months ago
Selected Answer: B
I think B is the correct answer
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IWantCerts
1 year, 2 months ago
Selected Answer: B
B is correct. Views compute when query is executed, not when defined. And vice versa for tables.
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