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Cloudera CCA-500 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | Cloudera |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | Cloudera Certified Administrator for Apache Hadoop (CCAH) Exam |
| Exam Number: | CCA-500 |
| Exam Format: | Multiple Choice, Multiple Response |
| Exam Price: | 295 USD |
| Exam Duration: | 90 minutes |
| Available Languages: | English |
| Certificate Validity Period: | 2 years |
| Real Exam Qty: | 60 |
| Passing Score: | 70% |
| Recommended Training: | Cloudera Administrator Training for CDH |
| Exam Registration: | Cloudera Certification Portal Pearson VUE Registration |
| Sample Questions: |  |
| Exam Way: | Proctored onsite or online via Pearson VUE |
| Pre Condition: | No formal prerequisites; recommended 6–12 months hands-on Hadoop experience, Linux command line knowledge |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://www.cloudera.com/services-and-support/training/cdhhdp-certification.html |
Cloudera CCA-500 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Topic 1: Security and Permissions | 15% | - Kerberos authentication - Sentry and encryption - Authorization and ACLs |
| Topic 2: Maintenance, Monitoring and Troubleshooting | 24% | - Log analysis and cluster health - Performance tuning and recovery - HDFS snapshots and backup |
| Topic 3: Cluster Configuration | 25% | - HDFS and YARN configuration - Configuration via Cloudera Manager - High availability setup |
| Topic 4: Cluster Planning and Installation | 16% | - Kernel and system tuning - Hardware and OS requirements - CDH repository setup |
| Topic 5: Hadoop Architecture and Core Concepts | 20% | - MapReduce framework - HDFS architecture and daemons - YARN and resource management |
Cloudera CCA-500 Exam: FAQ for Serious Candidates
Cloudera Certified Administrator for Apache Hadoop (CCAH) is an official Cloudera exam, listed under exam code CCA-500. A passing result earns you the Cloudera Certified Administrator for Apache Hadoop (CCAH) certification at the Associate level. Employers read this credential as verified competence, which is why it keeps appearing in job requirements.
Expect 60 questions inside 90 minutes on the Cloudera Certified Administrator for Apache Hadoop (CCAH) exam. That pace punishes hesitation, so rehearse it: the ActualPDF software engine simulates the real exam scene, reminds you of the questions you got wrong, and pushes you to re-practice them until the clock stops being your enemy.
Passing Cloudera Certified Administrator for Apache Hadoop (CCAH) requires 70%, and the official registration fee is 295 USD. Retakes charge the full 295 USD again, which is why experienced candidates treat preparation as the cheaper exam fee. Verify your readiness with repeated ActualPDF practice scores above the requirement before you commit to a date.
No formal prerequisites; recommended 6–12 months hands-on Hadoop experience, Linux command line knowledge
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The Cloudera Certified Administrator for Apache Hadoop (CCAH) syllabus spans 5 domains, led by Hadoop Architecture and Core Concepts (20%), Maintenance, Monitoring and Troubleshooting (24%), and Cluster Planning and Installation (16%). The complete topic list is published above; candidates who study the map first rarely get lost later.
Cloudera Certified Administrator for Apache Hadoop (CCAH) Sample Questions:
You decide to create a cluster which runs HDFS in High Availability mode with automatic failover, using Quorum
Storage. What is the purpose of ZooKeeper in such a configuration?
- A. Clients connect to ZooKeeper to determine which NameNode is Active
- B. It both keeps track of which NameNode is Active at any given time, and manages the Edits file. Which is a log of
changes to the HDFS filesystem - C. It only keeps track of which NameNode is Active at any given time
- D. It monitors an NFS mount point and reports if the mount point disappears
- E. If only manages the Edits file, which is log of changes to the HDFS filesystem
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
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A user comes to you, complaining that when she attempts to submit a Hadoop job, it fails. There is a Directory in HDFS
named /data/input. The Jar is named j.jar, and the driver class is named DriverClass.
She runs the command:
Hadoop jar j.jar DriverClass /data/input/data/output
The error message returned includes the line:
PriviligedActionException as:training (auth:SIMPLE)
cause:org.apache.hadoop.mapreduce.lib.input.invalidInputException:
Input path does not exist: file:/data/input
What is the cause of the error?
- A. The user is not authorized to run the job on the cluster
- B. The output directory already exists
- C. The name of the driver has been spelled incorrectly on the command line
- D. The directory name is misspelled in HDFS
- E. The Hadoop configuration files on the client do not point to the cluster
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
Your cluster's mapred-start.xml includes the following parameters
<name>mapreduce.map.memory.mb</name>
<value>4096</value>
<name>mapreduce.reduce.memory.mb</name>
<value>8192</value>
And any cluster's yarn-site.xml includes the following parameters
<name>yarn.nodemanager.vmen-pmen-ration</name>
<value>2.1</value>
What is the maximum amount of virtual memory allocated for each map task before YARN will kill its Container?
- A. 8.2 GB
- B. 17.2 GB
- C. 8.9GB
- D. 24.6 GB
- E. 4 GB
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
You are running a Hadoop cluster with a NameNode on host mynamenode.
What are two ways to determine available HDFS space in your cluster?
- A. Connect to http://mynamenode:50070/dfshealth.jsp and locate the DFS remaining value
- B. Run hdfs dfsadmin -report and locate the DFS Remaining value
- C. Run hdfs dfs / and subtract NDFS Used from configured Capacity
- D. Run hdfs fs -du / and locate the DFS Remaining value
Correct Answer: A,C 🗳️
What two processes must you do if you are running a Hadoop cluster with a single NameNode and six DataNodes, and you want to change a configuration parameter so that it affects all six DataNodes.
- A. You must restart all six DatNode daemon to apply the changes to the cluster
- B. You don't need to restart any daemon, as they will pick up changes automatically
- C. You must modify the configuration files on each of the six SataNodes machines
- D. You must modify the configuration files on the NameNode only. DataNodes read their configuration from the master nodes
- E. You must restart the NameNode daemon to apply the changes to the cluster
Correct Answer: C,E 🗳️
