What is the default port used by Kafka brokers for client communication?
9092
29092
8080
2181
What command line option is used with the Kafka console producer to specify the topic to which messages should be sent?
--topic
--message
--partition
--bootstrap-server
In Kafka, what is a 'Topic' analogous to?
A storage location on a hard drive
A specific partition within a broker
A single message
A category or stream of messages
Which command would you use to list all existing topics in a Kafka cluster?
kafka-topics.sh --list
kafka-topics.sh --describe
kafka-configs.sh --list
kafka-console-consumer.sh --list
Which of these is NOT a valid configuration parameter when creating a Kafka topic?
partitions
replication-factor
message-size
retention.ms
What is the purpose of the auto.create.topics.enable configuration in Kafka?
auto.create.topics.enable
Automatically creates topics if they don't exist when producers or consumers try to access them.
Configures automatic data balancing across partitions within a topic.
Enables automatic topic deletion after a specified retention period.
Allows dynamic adjustment of the replication factor for existing topics.
How are messages within a Kafka topic organized?
Randomly distributed
Divided into ordered, immutable sequences called partitions
Grouped by consumer group
Sorted by message key
What happens to messages in Kafka after they are consumed?
They remain in the topic until manually deleted
They are archived to a long-term storage system
They are moved to a separate 'consumed messages' queue
They are immediately deleted from the topic
What is the significance of the replication.factor setting in topic configuration?
replication.factor
Configures the message delivery semantics (at-least-once, at-most-once).
Determines the number of brokers where topic data is replicated.
Sets the compression algorithm for messages.
Specifies the maximum message size allowed in the topic.
What command line tool is used to create a new topic in Kafka?
kafka-topics.sh
kafka-console-consumer.sh
zookeeper-shell.sh
kafka-console-producer.sh