Practice Partitioning and Sharding - 19.2.4 | 19. Advanced SQL and NoSQL for Data Science | Data Science Advance
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What is Partitioning?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think of it as breaking a big problem into smaller pieces.

Question 2

Easy

What is one advantage of Sharding?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider why a server can slow down.

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Question 1

What is the main purpose of Partitioning in databases?

  • To improve data retrieval speed
  • To create backups
  • To merge data
  • To add more data types

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how data size affects query performance.

Question 2

Sharding is primarily used to achieve:

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: What does spreading data over multiple servers allow?

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Develop a system for a social media application that requires both Partitioning and Sharding. Detail how you would utilize both strategies.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider how users are distributed around the world and how long they’ve been users.

Question 2

Analyze a scenario where data consistency could be problematic with Sharding and suggest possible solutions.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how synchronization works across different servers.

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