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A data engineer is designing a data lake architecture in Azure. They plan to first ingest raw data from various sources into a landing zone in Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2. Then they will clean, validate, and deduplicate that data in a second zone. Finally, they will create aggregated, business-ready datasets in a third zone for analysts. This layered approach is known as which architecture?
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Why each option matters
Good practice is not just finding the correct option. The wrong answers often show the exact trap the exam wants you to fall into.
A
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Star schema
Incorrect. Star schema is a dimensional modeling design for data warehouses, not a data lake layering approach. It organizes tables into fact and dimension tables.
B
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Snowflake schema
Incorrect. Snowflake schema is a normalized form of star schema where dimension tables are further normalized. It is a data warehouse design pattern, not a data lake architecture.
C
Best answer
Medallion architecture
Correct. The Medallion architecture defines bronze, silver, and gold layers to progressively improve data quality and make data ready for analytics. It is a key concept in modern lakehouse architectures.
D
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Lambda architecture
Incorrect. Lambda architecture combines batch and real-time streaming paths to handle both historical and near-real-time data. It does not prescribe specific data quality layers like bronze/silver/gold.
Common exam trap
Common exam trap: NAT rules depend on direction and matching traffic
NAT is not only about the public address. The inside/outside interface roles and the ACL or rule that matches traffic are just as important.
Technical deep dive
How to think about this question
NAT questions usually test address translation, overload/PAT behaviour, static mappings and whether the right traffic is being translated. Read the interface direction and address terms carefully.
KKey Concepts to Remember
- Static NAT maps one inside address to one outside address.
- PAT allows many inside hosts to share one public address using ports.
- Inside local and inside global describe the private and translated addresses.
- NAT ACLs identify traffic for translation, not always security filtering.
TExam Day Tips
- Identify inside and outside interfaces first.
- Check whether the scenario needs static NAT, dynamic NAT or PAT.
- Do not confuse NAT matching ACLs with normal packet-filtering intent.
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Question 1
A data engineer needs to process streaming data from IoT devices and store the results in Azure Data Lake Storage for long-term analytics. The data must be processed in near real-time to detect anomalies and trigger alerts. Which Azure service should the engineer use for stream processing?
Question 2
A data engineer needs to query data stored in CSV files in Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 using T-SQL in Azure Synapse Analytics, without loading the data into the database. Which feature should they use?
Question 3
A data engineer needs to process raw clickstream data from multiple websites that is stored in Azure Blob Storage as JSON files. The processing must run automatically every hour, transform the data into a structured format for reporting, and handle schema changes in the source data without manual intervention. Which Azure service should be used?
Question 4
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Question 5
A company collects customer feedback forms. Each form contains always-present fields like CustomerID and SubmissionDate, but also a free-text Comments field and optional fields like Rating or ProductCategory that vary between forms. How should this data be classified?
Question 6
A company archives legal documents that must be kept for 10 years. Access to these documents is extremely rare (maybe once a year). They want to minimize storage costs. Which Azure Blob Storage access tier is most cost-effective for this data?
FAQ
Questions learners often ask
What does this DP-900 question test?
Static NAT maps one inside address to one outside address.
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: Medallion architecture — The Medallion architecture (also called Delta Lake architecture) organizes data into bronze (raw), silver (cleaned and validated), and gold (aggregated and ready-for-analysis) layers. This pattern is widely used in lakehouse implementations to improve data quality and simplify downstream analytics. Star schema and snowflake schema are dimensional modeling techniques for data warehouses, not data lake zone structures. Lambda architecture separates batch and streaming paths, but does not define multiple quality zones.
What should I do if I get this DP-900 question wrong?
Then try more questions from the same exam bank and focus on understanding why the wrong options are tempting.
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