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In the context of monitoring a Spark application to optimize performance, you suspect data skew is affecting your application's efficiency. Data skew can lead to longer processing times for some tasks, impacting overall job performance. Considering the need for a cost-effective solution that ensures compliance with data processing standards and scalability for large datasets, how would you use the Spark UI to identify and diagnose data skew issues within your application? Choose the best option from the following:
In the context of monitoring a Spark application to optimize performance, you suspect data skew is affecting your application's efficiency. Data skew can lead to longer processing times for some tasks, impacting overall job performance. Considering the need for a cost-effective solution that ensures compliance with data processing standards and scalability for large datasets, how would you use the Spark UI to identify and diagnose data skew issues within your application? Choose the best option from the following:
Explanation:
The 'Jobs' tab is the most effective place to identify data skew because it shows the duration of tasks within each stage. A significant difference in task durations within the same stage is a clear sign of data skew. Repartitioning the data to ensure a more even distribution is a recommended solution. The other options either misidentify the source of data skew or propose less effective solutions.