DA0-002 Data Acquisition and Preparation Practice Question
A company wants to collect real-time clickstream data from its website. Which acquisition method is most suitable?
⚠ Common exam trap
CompTIA often tests the distinction between 'real-time' and 'near-real-time' or 'batch' methods, and the trap here is that candidates may confuse web scraping (which can be automated frequently) with true streaming, not realizing that scraping is still a pull-based, scheduled operation that cannot match the push-based immediacy of a streaming API.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Streaming API
A streaming API is the most suitable method for collecting real-time clickstream data because it enables continuous, low-latency ingestion of events as they occur. Unlike batch or manual methods, a streaming API (e.g., using WebSockets or HTTP/2 Server-Sent Events) pushes each click event immediately to the data pipeline, satisfying the real-time requirement.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Streaming API
Why this is correct
Enables continuous, low-latency data ingestion.
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Web scraping
Why it's wrong here
Not designed for real-time streaming.
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Batch processing nightly
Why it's wrong here
Not real-time.
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Manual entry
Why it's wrong here
Impractical and slow.
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