Confluent CCAAK Question Answer
Which of the following are Kafka Connect internal topics? (Choose three.)
connect-confiqs
connect-distributed
connect-status
connect-standalone
connect-offsets
Kafka Connect uses internal topics to manage its state. When running in distributed mode, it relies on the following internal topics:
connect-configs — stores connector and task configurations
connect-offsets — stores source connector offsets
connect-status — stores status information (running, failed, etc.) for connectors and tasks
Option A appears misspelled as “connect-confiqs” — it should be “connect-configs”. Assuming it is a typo, the correct answer includes it.
Incorrect options:
connect-distributed and connect-standalone are not internal topics but execution modes for Kafka Connect.
Page Reference:
Confluent Kafka: The Definitive Guide, 1st Edition, Chapter 8, p. 249
Apache Kafka Documentation: “Kafka Connect - Distributed Mode Configuration”
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TESTED 11 Jul 2025
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