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PROFESSIONAL-DATA-ENGINEER · Question #126
When you store data in Cloud Bigtable, what is the recommended minimum amount of stored data?
The correct answer is C. 1 TB. Explanation/Reference: Cloud Bigtable is not a relational database. It does not support SQL queries, joins, or multi-row transactions. It is not a good solution for less than 1 TB of data. https://cloud.google.com/bigtable/docs/overview#title_short_and_other_storage_options
Submitted by stefanr· Mar 30, 2026Designing data processing systems
Question
When you store data in Cloud Bigtable, what is the recommended minimum amount of stored data?
Options
- A500 TB
- B1 GB
- C1 TB
- D500 GB
How the community answered
(24 responses)- B4% (1)
- C92% (22)
- D4% (1)
Explanation
Explanation/Reference: Cloud Bigtable is not a relational database. It does not support SQL queries, joins, or multi-row transactions. It is not a good solution for less than 1 TB of data. https://cloud.google.com/bigtable/docs/overview#title_short_and_other_storage_options
Topics
#Cloud Bigtable#storage sizing#minimum data threshold
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