DP-203 Develop data processing Practice Question
You are developing a data pipeline in Azure Data Factory that ingests data from multiple on-premises SQL Server databases to Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2. The data volume is about 1 TB per day. You need to ensure the pipeline can handle the volume and provide monitoring and alerting. Which THREE components should you include?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Self-hosted integration runtime
Correct answers: B, C, and E. Self-hosted integration runtime (B) is required for connectivity to on-premises SQL Server databases. Azure Monitor (C) provides monitoring and alerting for the pipeline. Data flow activity (E) allows data transformation at scale. Option A is incorrect because Azure Synapse Analytics pipeline is not used in this context; the pipeline is in Azure Data Factory. Option D is incorrect because Power BI is for visualization, not data ingestion.
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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Azure Synapse Analytics pipeline
Why it's wrong here
Not needed for this ingestion pipeline.
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Self-hosted integration runtime
Why this is correct
Required to connect to on-premises SQL Server.
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Azure Monitor
Why this is correct
Provides monitoring and alerting for the pipeline.
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Power BI
Why it's wrong here
Used for reporting, not data ingestion.
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Data flow activity
Why this is correct
Can perform transformations at scale.
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Introduction to Azure Data Engineering
Key term
Data Transformation Pipelines
Data transformation pipelines are automated sequences of steps that take raw data from a source, clean and reshape it into a usable format, and then load it into a destination for analysis or storage.
Key term
Azure Data Factory
Azure Data Factory is a cloud-based data integration service that lets you create, schedule, and orchestrate data pipelines to move and transform data from various sources to destinations.
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