Databricks Certified Associate Developer for Apache Spark

Validates understanding of the Apache Spark architecture and the ability to apply the Spark DataFrame API to complete data manipulation tasks within a Spark session. The exam covers Spark architecture and components, Spark SQL, DataFrame/DataSet API development, troubleshooting and tuning, Structured Streaming, Spark Connect, and the Pandas API on Spark. The exam consists of 45 scored multiple-choice questions over 90 minutes using Python.