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What is Azure Data Factory (ADF), and what are its main components?

Cloud/Toolseasy0.6 min read
EYIncedoTech Mahindra
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What is the role of the Integration Runtime (IR) in ADF?

Cloud/Toolseasy0.7 min read
EYIncedoTech Mahindra
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23

Explain Common Table Expressions (CTEs) and their benefits.

SQLeasybigquery0.5 min read
AareteDunnhumbyIncedo
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24

Explain the difference between UNION and UNION ALL.

SQLeasy2 min read
PresidioSwiggy
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25

What is the difference between a clustered and non-clustered index?

SQLeasybigquerysql2 min read
PresidioSwiggy
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26

What is the difference between DELETE and TRUNCATE?

SQLeasy2 min read
PresidioSwiggy
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27

What is a CTE (Common Table Expression)? What are its uses?

SQLeasybigquerysnowflake0.6 min read
Fossil GroupKaseya
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28

When would you architecturally choose Dataset[T] over DataFrame in a Scala Spark pipeline, and what are the scalability and portability trade-offs? Include type-safety benefits vs. operational constraints.

Spark/Big Dataeasyetlpythonspark0.6 min read
CoforgeLTIMindtree
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29

Write a Python function to find the first non-repeating character in a string.

Python/Codingeasypython0.7 min read
Delivery HeroDunnhumby
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30

What is the difference between Managed and External Tables in Databricks?

Spark/Big Dataeasysnowflakespark0.6 min read
AltimetrikIncedo
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31

Explain the difference between a list and a tuple in Python.

Python/Codingeasypython2 min read
AltimetrikInfosys
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32

How do you handle exceptions in Python? Provide an example.

Python/Codingeasypython2 min read
AltimetrikInfosys
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33

What is the difference between shallow copy and deep copy in Python?

Python/Codingeasypython2 min read
AltimetrikInfosys
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34

Write a Python function to find the first non-repeating character in a string.

Python/Codingeasypython2 min read
AltimetrikInfosys
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35

What are decorators in Python, and how do they work?

Python/Codingeasypython2 min read
AltimetrikInfosys
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36

Explain the difference between args and kwargs in Python.

Python/Codingeasypython2 min read
AltimetrikInfosys
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37

What is the difference between a set and a list in Python?

Python/Codingeasypython2 min read
AltimetrikInfosys
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38

How do you handle memory management in Python?

Python/Codingeasyetlpython2 min read
AltimetrikInfosys
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39

Write a Python function to find the maximum value in a list without using the built-in max() function.

Python/Codingeasypython2 min read
AltimetrikInfosys
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40

Can you describe a situation where you had to work with a difficult stakeholder? How did you manage the situation and what was the outcome?

Behavioraleasy0.8 min read
PresidioSwiggy
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