Intermediate Big Data & Data Engineering
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What is a key advantage of using a cloud object store (e.g., S3, GCS, ADLS) as the foundation for a data lake?

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The correct answer is A) Decoupled, scalable, cost-effective storage that separates storage from compute, allowing many engines to access the same data

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Correct Answer

Decoupled, scalable, cost-effective storage that separates storage from compute, allowing many engines to access the same data

Explanation

Cloud object stores provide cheap, durable, scalable storage decoupled from compute, letting multiple engines (Spark, Presto, etc.) query the same data.

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