PDE Designing data processing systems

Two designs were proposed. Design A would batch and stream with Apache Beam. Design B would orchestrate batch pipelines. The team must pick the approach aligned with vendor best practices. Which choice is correct?

Multiple choice — select one answer

Answer choices

  1. a. Cloud Composer (managed Airflow)
  2. b. Cloud Dataflow
  3. c. Cron on laptop only
  4. d. Email CSV

Architectural breakdown & explanation

Dataflow runs Beam pipelines serverlessly. Compare with Cloud Composer (managed Airflow): Composer schedules complex workflows.

Correct answer(s): b. Cloud Dataflow

Exam domain: Designing data processing systems (30% weight on the official guide).

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