Practice - Database Optimization Techniques
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Practice Questions
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What is sharding?
💡 Hint: Think of it as dividing a large database.
Define caching.
💡 Hint: Consider how you remember shortcuts.
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Interactive Quizzes
Quick quizzes to reinforce your learning
What does sharding involve?
💡 Hint: Think how you might divide a large task among team members.
True or False: Replication creates duplicates of data across servers to ensure reliability.
💡 Hint: Reflect on how backups work.
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Challenge Problems
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You are designing a web application that anticipates a huge increase in traffic. What database strategies would you employ to ensure performance and scalability?
💡 Hint: Consider what happens to a store during a sale.
A SQL query takes too long to execute. What steps would you take to identify and resolve performance issues?
💡 Hint: What do you check first when troubleshooting a problem?
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