Data 360 Consultant Data Cloud Overview Practice Question
A Data Cloud Consultant is tasked with setting up a data stream from an external cloud storage provider (Amazon S3). Which file formats are natively supported for batch ingestion from cloud storage sources in Data Cloud?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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CSV and Parquet
Data Cloud supports standard file formats such as CSV and Parquet for batch ingestion from cloud storage connectors like Amazon S3, Google Cloud Storage, and Azure Blob Storage.
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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CSV and Parquet
Why this is correct
CSV and Parquet are the standard supported file formats for cloud storage batch data streams.
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PNG and JPEG
Why it's wrong here
Image formats are not supported for tabular data stream ingestion.
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EXE and DLL
Why it's wrong here
Executable and dynamic link library files are not data storage formats.
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DOCX and XLSX
Why it's wrong here
Word and Excel documents are not natively ingested as direct data streams without conversion to CSV.
Quick reference
AWS S3 Storage Class Comparison
| Storage Class | Min Duration | Retrieval | Use Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| S3 Standard | None | Immediate | Frequently accessed data |
| S3 Standard-IA | 30 days | Immediate | Infrequent access, rapid retrieval |
| S3 One Zone-IA | 30 days | Immediate | Non-critical infrequent data |
| S3 Intelligent-Tiering | None | Immediate–hours | Unknown or changing access patterns |
| S3 Glacier Instant | 90 days | Milliseconds | Archive with instant retrieval |
| S3 Glacier Flexible | 90 days | Minutes–hours | Archive, flexible retrieval |
| S3 Glacier Deep Archive | 180 days | Hours | Long-term compliance archive |
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