Read and Write Path Internals Quiz Home › Cassandra Administration › Read and Write Path Internals 🔄 Cassandra Administration – Read and Write Path Internals 20 questions · 15 min timer · Explanations included · Free 1. In the context of Cassandra, what is a tombstone? A backup of the data before deletion A marker indicating a deleted row or column A log entry for failed write operations A temporary cache for deleted data None Show Hint In Cassandra, a tombstone is a marker used to indicate that a row or column has been deleted. Tombstones are used during compaction to permanently remove the deleted data. 2. Which of the following best describes the role of SSTables in Cassandra? They are immutable, disk-based data files used for persistent storage They are in-memory data structures for temporary data storage They are used to manage network communication between nodes They are temporary logs for tracking write operations None Show Hint SSTables (Sorted String Tables) in Cassandra are immutable, disk-based data files that store data persistently. They are created by flushing data from memtables and are used during read operations. Loading questions... Loading questions... Loading questions... Loading questions... Loading questions... Loading questions... Loading questions... Loading questions... Loading questions... Loading questions... Loading questions... Loading questions... Loading questions... Loading questions... Loading questions... Loading questions... Loading questions... Loading questions... Click Submit to see your final score! Previous Start Quiz Next Time's up