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A finance analyst reviewing the Databricks invoice asks the platform team what a "DBU" actually is, because the bill is expressed in Databricks Units consumed per hour by each compute resource. Which explanation is correct?

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  1. A. A fixed dollar amount that is identical across all compute types, so costs vary only with hours run
  2. B. A unit of processing capability, billed per second at rates that depend on the compute type
  3. C. A measure of lakehouse storage consumed, charged per gigabyte-month of data retained
  4. D. A license seat billed per named user, regardless of how much compute that user runs
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Correct answer: A unit of processing capability, billed per second at rates that depend on the compute type

Reference: https://docs.databricks.com/aws/en/compute

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Official Answer (B): A unit of processing capability, billed per second at rates that depend on the compute type

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