Practice Query Execution Plan Analysis - 19.2.2 | 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 does the EXPLAIN command do?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think of it as a planning phase for the database.

Question 2

Easy

Define a Table Scan.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about searching for a needle in a haystack.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What information does the EXPLAIN command provide?

  • The amount of memory used
  • The execution plan of a query
  • The duration taken to execute a query

πŸ’‘ Hint: It's about the plan, not the execution.

Question 2

True or False: EXPLAIN ANALYZE executes the query and provides runtime statistics.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: It's more hands-on than just looking at the plan.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Given a slow-running SQL query, analyze the provided execution plan and identify at least three potential bottlenecks.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider where inefficiencies might occur based on the plan's structure.

Question 2

Design an optimized version of a SQL query that previously resulted in a table scan, incorporating indexing where necessary.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Focus on how to reduce the data load from the beginning.

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