Which of the following is not an Avro primitive type?

The correct answer is D. date. date is not an Avro primitive type - it is a logical type that annotates the primitive int (representing days since the Unix epoch). Avro's eight primitive types are: null, boolean, int, long, float, double, bytes, and string. Options A (string), B (long), C (int), and E (null) a

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Astring
Blong
Cint
Ddate
Enull

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B
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C
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D
88% (21)

Explanation

date is not an Avro primitive type - it is a logical type that annotates the primitive int (representing days since the Unix epoch). Avro's eight primitive types are: null, boolean, int, long, float, double, bytes, and string.

Options A (string), B (long), C (int), and E (null) are all genuine Avro primitives and therefore incorrect choices for "not a primitive type."

Memory tip: Think of Avro's primitives as the types a basic programming language would have built-in - numbers, text, and nothing (null). Anything involving a concept like a date, time, or UUID is a logical type layered on top, not a primitive itself.

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