Which Java SDK class can you use to run your Dataflow programs locally?

The correct answer is D. Apache Beam. Explanation/Reference: DirectPipelineRunner allows you to execute operations in the pipeline directly, without any optimization. Useful for small local execution and tests sdk/JavaDoc/com/google/cloud/dataflow/sdk/runners/DirectPipelineRunner Explanation/Reference: Dataflow…

Submitted by krish.m· Mar 30, 2026Building and operationalizing data processing systems

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Which Java SDK class can you use to run your Dataflow programs locally?

Options

AApache Spark
BApache Hadoop
CApache Kafka
DApache Beam

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B
3% (1)
C
6% (2)
D
91% (32)

Explanation

Explanation/Reference: DirectPipelineRunner allows you to execute operations in the pipeline directly, without any optimization. Useful for small local execution and tests sdk/JavaDoc/com/google/cloud/dataflow/sdk/runners/DirectPipelineRunner Explanation/Reference: Dataflow SDKs are being transitioned to Apache Beam, as per the latest Google directive https://cloud.google.com/dataflow/docs/

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