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Apache Spark RDDs: Comprehensive Tutorial Table of Contents Introduction to RDDs Resilient Distributed Datasets (RDDs) are the fundamental data structure of Spark. They are: Key Characteristics: RDD Lineage RDD lineage is a graph of all the parent RDDs of an RDD. It’s built as a result of applying transformations to the RDD. Output would show…
RDD (Resilient Distributed Dataset) is the fundamental data structure in Apache Spark. It is an immutable, distributed collection of objects that can be processed in parallel across a cluster of machines. Purpose of RDD How RDD is Beneficial RDDs are the backbone of Apache Spark’s distributed computing capabilities. They enable scalable, fault-tolerant, and efficient processing…