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DP-203 · Question #310

You have an Azure Databricks workspace and an Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 account named storage1. New files are uploaded daily to storage1. You need to recommend a solution that configures storage1 a

The correct answer is C. Auto Loader. Auto Loader provides a Structured Streaming source called cloudFiles. Plus, it supports schema drift. Hence, Auto Loader is the correct answer. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/auto-loader/

Submitted by tom_us· Mar 30, 2026Develop data processing

Question

You have an Azure Databricks workspace and an Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 account named storage1. New files are uploaded daily to storage1. You need to recommend a solution that configures storage1 as a structured streaming source. The solution must meet the following requirements:

  • Incrementally process new files as they are uploaded to storage1.
  • Minimize implementation and maintenance effort.
  • Minimize the cost of processing millions of files.
  • Support schema inference and schema drift.

Which should you include in the recommendation?

Options

  • ACOPY INTO
  • BAzure Data Factory
  • CAuto Loader
  • DApache Spark FileStreamSource

How the community answered

(31 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • B
    10% (3)
  • C
    71% (22)
  • D
    16% (5)

Explanation

Auto Loader provides a Structured Streaming source called cloudFiles. Plus, it supports schema drift. Hence, Auto Loader is the correct answer. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/ingestion/auto-loader/

Topics

#Azure Databricks#Auto Loader#structured streaming#schema inference

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