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The framework groups Reducer inputs by key in _________ stage.(a) sort(b) shuffle(c) reduce(d) none of the mentionedThe question was asked in an online interview.Enquiry is from Mapreduce Development in section Developing a MapReduce Application of Hadoop

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The CORRECT ANSWER is (a) SORT

The best I can explain: The shuffle and sort phases occur simultaneously; while map-outputs are being FETCHED they are MERGED.



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