the accounts.customers table is an EXTERNAL table, which means that it is stored outside the default warehouse directory and is not managed by Databricks. Therefore, when you run the DROP command on this table, it only removes the metadata information from the metastore, but does not delete the actual data files from the file system. This means that you can still access the data using the location path (dbfs:/stakeholders/customers) or create another table pointing to the same location. However, if you try to query the table using its name (accounts.customers), you will get an error because the table no longer exists in the metastore. Reference: DROP TABLE | Databricks on AWS, Best practices for dropping a managed Delta Lake table - Databricks

A continuous variable is a type of quantitative variable that can assume an infinite number of values within a given range. This means that between any two possible values, there can be an infinite number of other values. For example, variables such as height, weight, and temperature are continuous because they can be measured to any level of precision, and there are no gaps between possible values. This is in contrast to discrete variables, which can only take on specific, distinct values (e.g., the number of children in a family). Understanding the nature of continuous variables is crucial for data analysts, especially when selecting appropriate statistical methods and visualizations, such as histograms, to accurately represent and analyze the data.

A Delta Lake-based data lakehouse is a data platform architecture that combines the scalability and flexibility of a data lake with the reliability and performance of a data warehouse. One of the key advantages of using a Delta Lake-based data lakehouse over common data lake solutions is that it supports ACID transactions, which ensure data integrity and consistency. ACID transactions enable concurrent reads and writes, schema enforcement and evolution, data versioning and rollback, and data quality checks. These features are not available in traditional data lakes, which rely on file-based storage systems that do not support transactions. Reference:
Delta Lake: Lakehouse, warehouse, advantages | Definition
Synapse - Data Lake vs. Delta Lake vs. Data Lakehouse
Data Lake vs. Delta Lake - A Detailed Comparison
Building a Data Lakehouse with Delta Lake Architecture: A Comprehensive Guide

The approach that cannot be used to share the dashboard and meet the security requirement is D. Generating a Personal Access Token that is good for 1 day and sharing it with the client. This approach would give the client access to the Databricks workspace using the token owner's identity and permissions, which could expose other information, resources, or artifacts in the database1. The other approaches can be used to share the dashboard and meet the security requirement because:
A) Downloading the Dashboard as a PDF and sharing it with the client would only provide a static snapshot of the dashboard without any interactive features or access to the underlying data2.
B) Setting a refresh schedule for the dashboard and entering the client's email address in the "Subscribers" box would send the client an email with the latest dashboard results as an attachment or a link to a secure web page3. The client would not be able to access the Databricks workspace or the dashboard itself.
C) Taking a screenshot of the dashboard and sharing it with the client would also only provide a static snapshot of the dashboard without any interactive features or access to the underlying data4.
E) Downloading a PNG file of the visualizations in the dashboard and sharing them with the client would also only provide a static snapshot of the visualizations without any interactive features or access to the underlying data5. Reference:
1: Personal access tokens
2: Download as PDF
3: Automatically refresh a dashboard
4: Take a screenshot
5: Download a PNG file

This statement is incorrect. In Databricks SQL, any user with sufficient permissions on the query or dashboard can configure a refresh schedule-workspace administrator privileges are not required.
Here is the breakdown of the correct information:
A . True - Queries can be scheduled to refresh at intervals ranging from 1 minute to 2 weeks.
B . True - You can configure refresh schedules in the Query Editor.
C . False statement - A query being refreshed does use a SQL Warehouse. However, the option in question says it does not use a warehouse, which would be incorrect in a different context. Since this is a trickier one, we know that scheduled queries do require a SQL Warehouse to run.
D . True - Refresh schedules are different from alerts; alerts are triggered based on specific conditions being met in query results.
E . False (and thus the correct answer to this question) - You do not need to be a workspace admin to set a refresh schedule. You only need the correct permissions on the object.