How do you access or use tables in the unity catalog?

How do you access or use tables in the unity catalog?
A . schema_name.table_name
B . schema_name.catalog_name.table_name
C . catalog_name.table_name
D . catalog_name.database_name.schema_name.table_name
E . catalog_name.schema_name.table_name

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Answer: E

Explanation:

The answer is catalog_name.schema_name.table_name

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Note: Database and Schema are analogous they are interchangeably used in the Unity catalog.

FYI, A catalog is registered under a metastore, by default every workspace has a default metastore called hive_metastore, with a unity catalog you have the ability to create meatstores and share that across multiple workspaces.

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