Exam Databricks-Certified-Professional-Data-Engineer Topic 5 Question 113 Discussion

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Question #: 113
Topic #: 5
When you drop a managed table using SQL syntax DROP TABLE table_name how does it impact metadata, history, and data stored in the table?

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Explanation
For a managed table, a drop command will drop everything from metastore and storage.
See the below image to understand the differences between dropping an external table.
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by Tracy at Feb 07, 2025, 09:27 PM

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