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    PracticeCPA®CPA ISC Practice Exam 2Question 22
    Medium1 markMultiple Choice
    Area I: Information SystemsData ManagementArea I

    CPA · Question 22 · Area I: Information Systems

    A company uses a 'Data Lake' architecture. Which characteristic best describes a Data Lake?

    Answer options:

    A.

    It stores highly structured, processed data.

    B.

    It stores raw data in its native format.

    C.

    It is primarily used for transaction processing (OLTP).

    D.

    It requires a defined schema before data can be loaded (Schema-on-write).

    How to approach this question

    Contrast Data Lake (Raw) with Data Warehouse (Processed).

    Full Answer

    B.It stores raw data in its native format.✓ Correct
    It stores raw data in its native format.
    Data Lakes allow storage of vast amounts of raw data without pre-processing. Data Warehouses require ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) before storage.

    Common mistakes

    Confusing Data Lake and Data Warehouse.
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