[Solved] What is the main purpose of offset management in Kafka? — Ans: To track which messages have been read by a consumer | Kafka

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What is the main purpose of offset management in Kafka?

ATo track which messages have been read by a consumer

BTo store the actual message data in Kafka topics

CTo manage the number of partitions in a topic

DTo control the replication factor of Kafka brokers

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Understand offset management role
Offset management keeps track of the last message a consumer has read in a partition.
Step 2: Differentiate from other Kafka features
Storing messages, partition count, and replication are unrelated to offset tracking.
Final Answer:
To track which messages have been read by a consumer -> Option A
Quick Check:
Offset management = track read messages [OK]

Quick Trick: Offset management tracks read messages, not data storage [OK]

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