Google Professional Cloud Developer Exam - Topic 14 Question 29 Discussion

Actual exam question for Google's Professional Cloud Developer exam

Question #: 29
Topic #: 14

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You are parsing a log file that contains three columns: a timestamp, an account number (a string), and a

transaction amount (a number). You want to calculate the sum of all transaction amounts for each unique account number efficiently.

Which data structure should you use?

AA linked list

BA hash table

CA two-dimensional array

DA comma-delimited string

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Suggested Answer: B

by Devora at May 06, 2022, 05:53 PM

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Jesusa

4 months ago

Not sure about the hash table, what if there are too many collisions?

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Lyda

4 months ago

Wait, can a comma-delimited string even handle this?

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Lottie

4 months ago

A linked list? That sounds slow for this task.

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Leonard

4 months ago

I agree, hash tables are super efficient for unique keys.

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Annice

5 months ago

A hash table is definitely the way to go for this!

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Salena

5 months ago

A two-dimensional array seems too complicated for this; I guess a hash table would be simpler, but I'm not completely confident.

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Leah

5 months ago

I'm not entirely sure, but I remember something about linked lists being inefficient for this kind of task.

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Huey

5 months ago

I think a hash table might be the best choice since it allows for quick lookups and can handle unique keys well.

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Francoise

5 months ago

I practiced a similar question, and I feel like a hash table is definitely the way to go for summing amounts by account number.

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Lura

5 months ago

Hmm, I'm a bit unsure about this one. Monitoring every keystroke seems a bit extreme, but I'm not sure if that's the best approach. I'll have to think this through carefully.

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Erasmo

5 months ago

Availability might also be a good option, to make sure the selected products are actually in stock and available for purchase.

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Apolonia

5 months ago

Okay, I think I've got a strategy here. The key is to focus on the error message about the solution checker not being able to export the solution. That's the main clue we have to work with.

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