Apache HDFS Hadoop Distributed File System Interview Questions
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What is the problem in having lots of small files in hdfs?

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Why rack awareness algorithm is used in hadoop?

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Can you change the block size of hdfs files?

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Explain about the indexing process in hdfs?

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Explain what is difference between an input split and hdfs block?

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Replication causes data redundancy then why is pursued in hdfs?

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Since the data is replicated thrice in hdfs, does it mean that any calculation done on one node will also be replicated on the other two?

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If a particular file is 50 mb, will the hdfs block still consume 64 mb as the default size?

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What is the difference between an hdfs block and input split?

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Explain hdfs?

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Explain the key features of hdfs?

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How does hdfs get a good throughput?

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Explain how indexing is done in hdfs?

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Explain the difference between mapreduce engine and hdfs cluster?

36

Explain the difference between an hdfs block and input split?

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What happens if the block in HDFS is corrupted?

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What is the difference between Input Split and an HDFS Block?

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What happens when two clients try to access the same file on HDFS?

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What is a task tracker?

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What is the procedure to create users in HDFS and how to allocate Quota to them?

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Why is block size set to 128 MB in Hadoop HDFS?

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What is the difference between nas (network attached storage) and hdfs?

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Is namenode also a commodity?

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What are file permissions in HDFS? how does HDFS check permissions for files/directory?

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Can multiple clients write into a Hadoop HDFS file concurrently?

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Clarify the difference between nas and hdfs.

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Explain what is difference between an input split and hdfs block?

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Why HDFS performs replication, although it results in data redundancy in Hadoop?

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What do you mean by meta information in hdfs? List the documents related to metadata.

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Explain the difference between nas and hdfs?

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