MediumApache KafkaMultiple Choice

What happens when a Kafka consumer crashes?

— Tests your understanding of this concept.

Answer Options

AMessages are lost
BThe partition is reassigned to another consumer in the group (rebalancing)
CThe topic is deleted
DAll consumers stop

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