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PDE Practice Question: Drag and drop the steps to set up a BigQuery…
Drag and drop the steps to set up a BigQuery dataset with a scheduled query into the correct order.
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Create a BigQuery dataset, then write the SQL query, then configure the scheduled query.
Setting up a BigQuery dataset with a scheduled query involves three logical steps in order: first create a dataset to store your data, then write the SQL query that transforms or loads the data, and finally configure the scheduled query to run at specified intervals. The dataset must exist before you can reference it in the query or schedule, and the query must be defined before you can schedule it. Reversing these steps leads to errors because each step depends on the previous one.
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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Create a BigQuery dataset, then write the SQL query, then configure the scheduled query.
Why this is correct
This is the correct order because you must first create a dataset to hold your data, then define the query that will be executed, and finally schedule the query to run periodically. Without a dataset, you cannot store the query results, and without a query, you have nothing to schedule.
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Write the SQL query, then create the BigQuery dataset, then configure the scheduled query.
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect because you need a dataset to contain the destination table for the query results. Creating the dataset after writing the query may cause errors if the query references the dataset or if you try to schedule it without a destination.
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Configure the scheduled query, then create the BigQuery dataset, then write the SQL query.
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect because a scheduled query requires a dataset and a query to be defined before you can set up the schedule. Configuring the schedule first is premature without the underlying components.
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Create the BigQuery dataset, then configure the scheduled query, then write the SQL query.
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect because you need to write the query before scheduling it. Configuring the scheduled query without a query definition is impossible; the query is a required parameter of the scheduled query configuration.
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