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Why are compression formats like Snappy or Gzip used in big data systems?
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The correct answer is A) To reduce storage size and network transfer time, often at some CPU cost for compress/decompress
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Correct Answer
To reduce storage size and network transfer time, often at some CPU cost for compress/decompress
Explanation
Compression reduces storage costs and I/O time, which is especially valuable for big data where datasets can be enormous; the trade-off is CPU usage.
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