MapReduce Interview Questions
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Explain what is “map” and what is "reducer" in hadoop?

460

Explain what does the conf.setmapper class do?

419

Explain what are the basic parameters of a mapper?

574

Mention what is the next step after mapper or maptask?

467

Explain what is shuffling in mapreduce?

444

Explain what is distributed cache in mapreduce framework?

450

Mention what are the main configuration parameters that user need to specify to run mapreduce job?

556

Explain what is the function of mapreduce partitioner?

463

What is map/reduce job in hadoop?

457

What is a mapreduce algorithm?

454

What is mapreduce algorithm?

409

When the reducers are are started in a mapreduce job?

421

Where the mapper's intermediate data will be stored?

466

Which are the methods in the mapper interface?

449

What is an identity mapper and identity reducer?

448


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When is the reducers are started in a MapReduce job?

689


What are the various input and output types supported by mapreduce?

456


Explain what is the function of mapreduce partitioner?

463


Is it possible to rename the output file?

588


What are ‘maps’ and ‘reduces’?

494






Which Sorting algorithm is used in Hadoop MapReduce?

422


Which among the two is preferable for the project- Hadoop MapReduce or Apache Spark?

429


For a Hadoop job, how will you write a custom partitioner?

479


What is difference between a MapReduce InputSplit and HDFS block

479


What are the configuration parameters in the 'MapReduce' program?

490


In MapReduce, ideally how many mappers should be configured on a slave?

483


What is difference between an input split and hdfs block?

449


What is the difference between Job and Task in MapReduce?

460


How do Hadoop MapReduce works?

538


Explain the differences between a combiner and reducer

472