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SQL Interview Success: Unlocking the Top 5 Frequently Asked Queries

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 Here are the five top commonly asked SQL queries in the interviews. These you can expect in Data Analyst, or, Data Engineer interviews. Top SQL Queries for Interviews 01. Joins The commonly asked question pertains to providing two tables, determining the number of rows that will return on various join types, and the resultant. Table1 -------- id ---- 1 1 2 3 Table2 -------- id ---- 1 3 1 NULL Output ------- Inner join --------------- 5 rows will return The result will be: =============== 1  1 1   1 1   1 1    1 3    3 02. Substring and Concat Here, we need to write an SQL query to make the upper case of the first letter and the small case of the remaining letter. Table1 ------ ename ===== raJu venKat kRIshna Solution: ========== SELECT CONCAT(UPPER(SUBSTRING(name, 1, 1)), LOWER(SUBSTRING(name, 2))) AS capitalized_name FROM Table1; 03. Case statement SQL Query ========= SELECT Code1, Code2,      CASE         WHEN Code1 = 'A' AND Code2 = 'AA' THEN "A" | "A

The awesome points to learn from DB2 NoSQL GraphStore

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 #db2 graphstore: One best example, prior to understanding the RDF format for Graph data model -  If the graph data model is the model the semantic web uses to store data, RDF is the format in which it is written.  Related: Highly Demanding Web Designer Jobs Summary of DB2 Graph Store: DB2-RDF support is officially called "NoSQL Graph Support".   The API extends the Jena API (Graph layer).  Developers familiar with Jena TDB will have the Model layer capabilities they are accustomed to. Although the DB2-RDF functionality is being released with DB2 LUW 10.1, it is also compatible with DB2 9.7. Full supports for SPARQL 1.0 and a subset of SPARQL 1.1.  Full SPARQL 1.1 support (which is till a W3C working draft) will be forthcoming. While RDBMS implementations of RDF graphs have typically been non-performant, that is not the case here*.  Some very impressive and innovative work has been put into optimization capabilities.  Out-of-the box performance is compara

The Ultimate Cheat Sheet On Hadoop

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Top 20 frequently asked questions to test your Hadoop knowledge given in the below Hadoop cheat sheet . Try finding your own answers and match the answers given here. Question #1  You have written a MapReduce job that will process 500 million input records and generate 500 million key-value pairs. The data is not uniformly distributed. Your MapReduce job will create a significant amount of intermediate data that it needs to transfer between mappers and reducers which is a potential bottleneck. A custom implementation of which of the following interfaces is most likely to reduce the amount of intermediate data transferred across the network? A. Writable B. WritableComparable C. InputFormat D. OutputFormat E. Combiner F. Partitioner Ans: e Question #2  Where is Hive metastore stored by default ? A. In HDFS B. In client machine in the form of a flat file. C. In client machine in a derby database D. In lib directory of HADOOP_HOME, and requires HADOOP_CLASSPATH to be modified. Ans

How to learn Tableau best way with self Study tutorials

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#Tips To Mastering Tableau Self Study Video Tutorials The Tableau training website offers a multitude of resources for Tableau users with many of the videos being brief and addressing specific topics. This self-study syllabus organizes those videos to help you find the training you need on specific topics quickly. Tableau 9 for Data Science Engineers. To learn any Software Tool, you need to follow these steps: Tutorials - Either on-line or class room Books -Read theory from the scratch Hands on Training - Just practice what you learnt Materials -Written by experienced developers Blogs/Websites/Forums give you much insights The below link contains valuable video tutorials. You can learn Tableau quickly in a just few days. Take Video Lessons Here

The 12 best QlikView Interview Questions with answers

1) What is QlikView ? QlikView is a program that makes it possible to retrieve and assimilate data from different sources. Once loaded into the program, the data is presented in a way that is easy to understand and work with. 2) In how many flavors QlikView is available? QlikView comes in three flavours called QlikView Enterprise, QlikView Profesisonal and QlikView Analyzer. If you are running QlikView Enterprise all parts of this tutorial will be relevant for you. If you are running QlikView Professional only the first part “Working with QlikView” is relevant. For those running QlikView Analyzer only the very first lesson may be relevant Related: QlikView+Jobs+technical+Skills 3)How to start QlikView? You start QlikView by double-clicking the QlikView icon in the QlikView group (created during the installation procedure). You will also find QlikView on the Start menu, under Programs. It is also possible to start QlikView by double-clicking the icon of a QlikView file. After Qlik

Scrum Vs Agile Methodology best explained with more details

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#Life cycle of scrum with more details: Scrum is part of the Agile movement. Agile is a response to the failure of the dominant software development project management paradigms (including waterfall) and borrows many principles from lean manufacturing. In 2001, 17 pioneers of similar methods met at the Snowbird Ski Resort in Utah and wrote the Agile Manifesto, a declaration of four values and twelve principles.  These values and principles stand in stark contrast to the traditional Project Manager’s Body Of Knowledge (PMBOK). The Agile Manifesto placed a new emphasis on communication and collaboration, functioning software, team self organization, and the flexibility to adapt to emerging business realities. Next Steps:   Agile Scrum Training+Scrum Certification Prep. Training How Does Scrum Fit With Agile? The Agile Manifesto doesn’t provide concrete steps. Organizations usually seek more specific methods within the Agile movement. These include Crystal Clear,

2 Top Tableau Unique Features

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Tableau is one of the most popular tools in data analysis. Learning the Tableau gives you so many options in data analysis career. You can download Tableau Software free version here . Get a complete understanding document on how Tableau works here . Read this post for advancing in your Tableau Career. Unique functionality in Tableau Tableau Software was founded on the idea that analysis and visualization should not be isolated activities but must be synergistically integrated into a visual analysis process. Visual analysis means specifically: 1). Data Exploration Visual analysis is designed to support analytical reasoning. The goal of the visual analysis is to answer important questions using data and facts. In order to support analysis, it is not enough to only access and report on the data. Analysis requires computational support throughout the process. Typical steps in the analysis include such operations as filtering to focus on items of interest sorting to rank

Industrial IoT what GE says to improve Productivity

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GE is once a top company in Heavy Engineering. This is to say items related to Thermal Power plants, Turbines, and maintenance. GE had always believed that since it knew the materials and the physics of its jet engines and medical scanners, no one could best it in understanding those machines. GE Industrial Internet  The aim is it should not share its data to third parties.    GE sets up its own IoT center.    GE is in IoT mood.    GE can improve operational efficiency by studying data from its machines like situated India and Russia. This is just an example.  GE is Targetting for Predictive Maintenace Improves industrial productivity Based on criticality productivity will zoom if maintenance carried in-time.