which version of spark is available HDPCD:SPARK ,

[#1]

Hi ,

All the objective is link to spark 2.0 documentation. sandbox 2.4 are using 1.6 version.

Can you please let us know which version examination is using?

Thanks

Rupesh

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[#2 · Accepted solution]

The Spark exam is currently on HDP 2.4, which is Spark 1.6.

[#3]

Just took it last month and the exam is based off Spark 1.x. There is no limit about how you should solve the problem, so RDD, dataframe, spark SQL all could be used depends on which you feel comfortable with.

[#4]

@Qi Wang

Planning to write the same in coming days!! Would appreciate if you could let me know

where to practice from ?

what kind of questions do they have ? (Asking as there are no sample tests available)

whats the length of the problem could you give me some examples ?

whats the passing criteria ?

whats the level of the problems/questions asked ?

[#5]

@Qi Wang

Would appreciate your advise. It would be helpful for me and other as well in the community, who are to appear for the Spark Certification.

Thanks In Advance 🙂

[#6]

HDPCD Spark certification has 7 questions, you need to get 5 correct to pass the certification. No multiple choice. All questions should be solved programmatically. No credit for partial results.

You will be given access to pyspark and spark-shell and access to API, to implement and test the logic of your applications.

[#7]

@skothari

Thanks for the response.

Would you please address these queries as well -------

where to practice from ?

what kind of questions do they have ? (Asking as there are no sample tests available)

whats the length of the problem could you give me some examples ?

whats the level of the problems/questions asked ?

[#8]

Is HDPCD:SPARK is still on spark 1.6 ?