Microsoft Certified Azure Data Engineer Associate · Free Practice Question Medium
Question 23
What does Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS) Passthrough enable?
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A
Automatically mounting ADLS accounts to the workspace that are added to the managed resource group.
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B
User security groups that are added to ADLS are automatically created in the workspace as Databricks groups.
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C
Blocking ADLS resources through a mount point when credential passthrough is enabled.
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D
Commands running on a configured cluster can read and write data in ADLS without configuring service principal credentials.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS) Passthrough enables commands running on a configured cluster to read and write data in ADLS without the need to configure service principal credentials. This simplifies the data access process and improves security by eliminating the need to store and manage credentials.
A. Automatically mounting ADLS accounts to the workspace that are added to the managed resource group is not a feature of Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS) Passthrough. This choice does not accurately describe the functionality of ADLS Passthrough.
B. User security groups that are added to ADLS being automatically created in the workspace as Databricks groups is not a capability provided by Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS) Passthrough. This choice does not align with the purpose or functionality of ADLS Passthrough.
C. Blocking ADLS resources through a mount point when credential passthrough is enabled is not a feature of Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS) Passthrough. ADLS Passthrough is designed to simplify data access by allowing commands to read and write data without the need for additional credential configurations.
D. Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS) Passthrough enables commands running on a configured cluster to read and write data in ADLS without the need to configure service principal credentials. This simplifies the data access process and improves security by eliminating the need to store and manage credentials.
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