Elasticsearch 7 and Elastic Stack - In Depth and Hands On! - Elasticsearch and Kafka - Part 1

The video tutorial explains how to integrate Logstash with Kafka, an open-source stream processing platform. It covers the basics of Kafka, its similarities with Logstash, and its role in data streaming. The tutorial provides a step-by-step guide to setting up Kafka, including its dependencies like Zookeeper, downloading and installing Kafka, and running the Kafka server. It also demonstrates how to create Kafka topics for data publishing, which can then be fed into Logstash for further processing and integration with Elasticsearch.

What is Kafka primarily used for?

• As a database management system

• As a stream processing platform

• As a web server

• As a cloud storage solution

Which of the following is NOT a feature of Kafka?

• Data encryption

• Publish-subscribe mechanism

• Low latency

• High throughput

What is required to integrate Kafka with Logstash?

• Kafka input plugin configuration

• A special hardware device

• A cloud service subscription

• A third-party software

What is a 'topic' in Kafka?

• A user interface

• A configuration file

• A type of database

• A channel for data streams

What is the role of Zookeeper in Kafka setup?

• To handle network traffic

• To store data streams

• To manage configurations

• To provide user authentication

Where can you download Kafka from?

• Kafka Apache Org

• AWS Marketplace

• Google Play Store

• Microsoft Store

What command is used to start the Kafka server?

• sudo bin Kafka server start SH

• sudo start Kafka server

• run Kafka server

• launch Kafka server