Databricks Certified Associate Developer for Apache Spark 3.0 : Associate-Developer-Apache-Spark

  • Exam Code: Associate-Developer-Apache-Spark
  • Exam Name: Databricks Certified Associate Developer for Apache Spark 3.0 Exam
  • Updated: Oct 17, 2026   Q&As: 179 Questions and Answers
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Databricks Associate-Developer-Apache-Spark Exam Overview:
Certification Vendor:Databricks
Exam Name:Databricks Certified Associate Developer for Apache Spark 3.0 Exam
Exam Number:Associate-Developer-Apache-Spark
Related Certifications:Databricks Certified Associate Data Engineer
Databricks Certified Professional Data Engineer
Certificate Validity Period:2 years
Available Languages:English
Exam Duration:120 minutes
Exam Format:Multiple Choice, Multiple Select
Passing Score:70%
Exam Price:$200 USD
Real Exam Qty:60
Recommended Training:Databricks Academy - Apache Spark for Developers
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Exam Registration:Databricks Certification Portal
Sample Questions:Free Download Associate-Developer-Apache-Spark Exam PDF Torrent
Exam Way:Online proctored or in-person at authorized test centers
Pre Condition:Basic programming experience in Python or Scala; working knowledge of SQL; recommended 6+ months of hands-on Spark experience
Official Syllabus URL:https://www.databricks.com/learn/certification/apache-spark-developer-associate
Databricks Associate-Developer-Apache-Spark Exam Syllabus Topics:
SectionWeightObjectives
Developing DataFrame API Applications44%- Column and row manipulation
- User-defined functions (UDFs)
- Filtering, sorting, aggregation
- Handling missing data and duplicates
- Reading/writing data and partitioning
Troubleshooting and Tuning8%- Performance optimization
- Query plans and execution analysis
Apache Spark Architecture and Components28%- Lazy evaluation, transformations vs actions
- Spark execution model and hierarchy
- Fault tolerance and shuffle operations
- Driver and executor architecture
Structured Streaming8%- Output modes and triggers
- Streaming concepts and operations
Using Spark SQL12%- Working with views and tables
- Querying data with Spark SQL
- Supported file formats and data sources

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Databricks Certified Associate Developer for Apache Spark 3.0 is an official Databricks certification exam, registered under the code Associate-Developer-Apache-Spark. Passing it awards the Databricks Certified Associate Developer for Apache Spark 3.0 certification, a credential at the Associate level. It also connects to Databricks Certified Professional Data Engineer, Databricks Certified Associate Data Engineer. Successfully passing matters to every candidate because the credential keeps working for your career long after exam day.

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Databricks Certified Associate Developer for Apache Spark 3.0 Sample Questions:
Question #1

Which of the following code blocks reads in parquet file /FileStore/imports.parquet as a DataFrame?

  • A. spark.mode("parquet").read("/FileStore/imports.parquet")
  • B. spark.read.parquet("/FileStore/imports.parquet")
  • C. spark.read().format('parquet').open("/FileStore/imports.parquet")
  • D. spark.read.path("/FileStore/imports.parquet", source="parquet")
  • E. spark.read().parquet("/FileStore/imports.parquet")
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Correct Answer: B  🗳️

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Question #2

Which of the following code blocks sorts DataFrame transactionsDf both by column storeId in ascending and by column productId in descending order, in this priority?

  • A. transactionsDf.sort("storeId").sort(desc("productId"))
  • B. transactionsDf.sort("storeId", desc("productId"))
  • C. transactionsDf.sort(col(storeId)).desc(col(productId))
  • D. transactionsDf.order_by(col(storeId), desc(col(productId)))
  • E. transactionsDf.sort("storeId", asc("productId"))
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Correct Answer: B  🗳️

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Question #3

Which of the following code blocks prints out in how many rows the expression Inc. appears in the string-type column supplier of DataFrame itemsDf?

  • A. 1.counter = 0
    2.
    3.for index, row in itemsDf.iterrows():
    4. if 'Inc.' in row['supplier']:
    5. counter = counter + 1
    6.
    7.print(counter)
  • B. 1.accum=sc.accumulator(0)
    2.
    3.def check_if_inc_in_supplier(row):
    4. if 'Inc.' in row['supplier']:
    5. accum.add(1)
    6.
    7.itemsDf.foreach(check_if_inc_in_supplier)
    8.print(accum.value)
  • C. print(itemsDf.foreach(lambda x: 'Inc.' in x).sum())
  • D. print(itemsDf.foreach(lambda x: 'Inc.' in x))
  • E. 1.counter = 0
    2.
    3.def count(x):
    4. if 'Inc.' in x['supplier']:
    5. counter = counter + 1
    6.
    7.itemsDf.foreach(count)
    8.print(counter)
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Correct Answer: B  🗳️

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Question #4

Which of the following is one of the big performance advantages that Spark has over Hadoop?

  • A. Spark achieves performance gains for developers by extending Hadoop's DataFrames with a user-friendly API.
  • B. Spark achieves great performance by storing data in the DAG format, whereas Hadoop can only use parquet files.
  • C. Spark achieves higher resiliency for queries since, different from Hadoop, it can be deployed on Kubernetes.
  • D. Spark achieves great performance by storing data and performing computation in memory, whereas large jobs in Hadoop require a large amount of relatively slow disk I/O operations.
  • E. Spark achieves great performance by storing data in the HDFS format, whereas Hadoop can only use parquet files.
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Correct Answer: D  🗳️

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Question #5

Which of the following code blocks concatenates rows of DataFrames transactionsDf and transactionsNewDf, omitting any duplicates?

  • A. transactionsDf.union(transactionsNewDf).distinct()
  • B. transactionsDf.concat(transactionsNewDf).unique()
  • C. transactionsDf.union(transactionsNewDf).unique()
  • D. transactionsDf.join(transactionsNewDf, how="union").distinct()
  • E. spark.union(transactionsDf, transactionsNewDf).distinct()
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Correct Answer: A  🗳️

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