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Hadoop - Quiz(MCQ)
The HDFS client software implements __________ checking on the contents of HDFS files.
A)
parity
B)
checksum
C)
metastore
D)
none of the above

Correct Answer :   checksum


Explanation : When a client creates an HDFS file, it computes a checksum of each block of the file and stores these checksums in a separate hidden file in the same HDFS namespace.

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