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401

What is UNNEST and provide a query example?

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EY
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402

What is a Data Warehouse, and can you explain its Tier-1 and Tier-2 architecture?

SQLhardjoinoptimizationpartition3.6 min read
Chryselys
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403

What is a Kafka topic, and how do you choose the number of partitions for it?

SQLmediumpartition0.5 min read
Citi
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404

What is a cross-join?

SQLmediumjoin0.6 min read
Altimetrik
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405

What is a semi-join?

SQLmediumjoin0.6 min read
Altimetrik
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406

What is dynamic partition pruning, and how does it optimize query execution?

SQLmediumjoinpartitionspark0.6 min read
TCS
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407

What is the difference between Data Lakehouse, Delta Lake, and a Data Warehouse?

SQLeasylakehousesql0.5 min read
Meesho
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408

What is the difference between SELECT, COUNT(*), and COUNT(1)?

SQLeasy0.5 min read
EY
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409

What is the difference between UNION and UNION ALL? Which one is faster and why?

SQLmediumjoin0.5 min read
Aarete
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410

What is the difference between static and dynamic partitioning in Hive?

SQLmediumpartition0.5 min read
Dunnhumby
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411

What is the purpose of Delta format, and how does it differ from Parquet in terms of storage and querying?

SQLeasy0.5 min read
Tredence
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412

What is the role of a partition in Kafka, and how does it impact scalability?

SQLmediumpartition0.5 min read
Citi
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413

What is the stored procedure syntax and execution?

SQLeasyairflowsnowflakesql0.4 min read
Comcast
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414

What is your motivation to join Google?

SQLmediumbigqueryjoin0.4 min read
Google
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415

What is your notice period, and are you interviewing elsewhere?

SQLeasy0.4 min read
Fragma Data Systems
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416

What is your preferred location, and how soon can you join?

SQLmediumjoin0.4 min read
EPAM
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417

What metrics would trigger an auto-scaling event?

SQLmediumpartition0.4 min read
Capco
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418

What metrics would you analyze to determine if your partitioning strategy is effective?

SQLmediumpartitionspark0.5 min read
PWC
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419

What motivates you to join Morgan Stanley?

SQLmediumjoin0.4 min read
Morgan Stanley
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420

What optimizations would you apply for partitioning strategies?

SQLhardoptimizationpartitionsnowflake0.6 min read
Fragma Data Systems
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