Explanation: Each daemon runs in its own Java Virtual Machine.
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Question : The cluster block size is set to MB. The input file contains MB of valid input data and is loaded into HDFS with the default block size. How many map tasks will be run during the execution of this job?
Explanation: The job has an implicit IdentityMapper that just passes along its input keys. The number of mappers run is therefore exactly what you'd expect for any other job: 2.
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