Answer: ```sql CREATE OR REPLACE TABLE table_name ( id STRING, birthDate DATE, avgRating FLOAT ) ```

## Explanation Let's analyze each option: **Option A**: Uses `CREATE OR REPLACE TABLE ... AS SELECT` - This creates a table from a SELECT statement, but it's not creating an empty table. The SELECT statement would need to return data. **Option B**: ✅ **CORRECT** - Uses `CREATE OR REPLACE TABLE` with explicit column definitions in parentheses. This creates an empty Delta table with the specified schema and will replace any existing table with the same name. **Option C**: Uses `CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS` - This only creates the table if it doesn't exist, so it doesn't meet the requirement of creating the table "regardless of whether a table already exists with this name." **Option D**: Uses `CREATE TABLE ... AS SELECT` - Similar to option A, this creates a table from a SELECT statement, not an empty table. **Option E**: Uses invalid syntax - `WITH COLUMNS` is not valid SQL syntax for table creation in Databricks. The key requirements are: - Create an **empty** Delta table - Use SQL DDL commands - Work **regardless** of whether a table already exists Option B satisfies all these requirements by using `CREATE OR REPLACE TABLE` with explicit column definitions, which creates an empty table with the specified schema and replaces any existing table.

Author: LeetQuiz .