You're reading from Databricks Certified Associate Developer for Apache Spark Using Python The ultimate guide to getting certified in Apache Spark using practical examples with Python

Product type Paperback

Published in Jun 2024

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781804619780

Length 274 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

Python

Tools

Apache Spark

Concepts

Data Engineering

Author (1):

Saba Shah

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Table of Contents (18) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1: Exam Overview

2. Chapter 1: Overview of the Certification Guide and Exam FREE CHAPTER

3. Part 2: Introducing Spark

4. Chapter 2: Understanding Apache Spark and Its Applications

5. Chapter 3: Spark Architecture and Transformations

6. Part 3: Spark Operations

7. Chapter 4: Spark DataFrames and their Operations

8. Chapter 5: Advanced Operations and Optimizations in Spark

9. Chapter 6: SQL Queries in Spark

10. Part 4: Spark Applications

11. Chapter 7: Structured Streaming in Spark

12. Chapter 8: Machine Learning with Spark ML

13. Part 5: Mock Papers

14. Chapter 9: Mock Test 1

15. Chapter 10: Mock Test 2

16. Index

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