H13-723_V2.0 · Question #29
In FusionInsight HD, which of the following source types does Flume support? (multiple choice)
The correct answer is A. Avro C. Kafka D. HTTP. Flume natively supports Avro, Kafka, and HTTP as source types - meaning it can ingest data from an Avro RPC endpoint (A), consume messages from a Kafka topic (C), and accept events via HTTP POST/GET requests (D). These are all well-established Flume source plugins that allow…
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In FusionInsight HD, which of the following source types does Flume support? (multiple choice)
Options
- AAvro
- BHBase
- CKafka
- DHTTP
How the community answered
(26 responses)- A81% (21)
- B19% (5)
Explanation
Flume natively supports Avro, Kafka, and HTTP as source types - meaning it can ingest data from an Avro RPC endpoint (A), consume messages from a Kafka topic (C), and accept events via HTTP POST/GET requests (D). These are all well-established Flume source plugins that allow external systems to push or stream data into a Flume pipeline.
HBase (B) is wrong because HBase is a Flume sink, not a source - data flows to HBase from Flume, not from HBase into Flume. Confusing sources and sinks is the key trap in this question.
Memory tip: Think of Flume sources as "data producers" - Avro clients produce RPC events, Kafka produces message streams, and HTTP clients produce web requests. HBase is a store, not a producer, so it belongs at the end of the pipeline (sink), not the beginning (source). The mnemonic "ACK the sources" (Avro, C=Kafka, HTTP) can help you recall the correct three.
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