Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate — Question 134

Which two items are characteristics of the Gold Layer? (Choose two.)

Answer options

• A. Historical lineage
• B. Raw Data
• C. Normalised
• D. De-normalised
• E. Read-optimized

Correct answer: D, E

Explanation

The Gold Layer is characterized by being de-normalised and read-optimized to facilitate fast query performance and analytics. The other options, such as Historical lineage and Raw Data, pertain more to earlier stages of data processing rather than the optimized structure of the Gold Layer.