Practice - Indexing
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Practice Questions
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What is the main purpose of indexing in databases?
💡 Hint: Think about how books use an index.
Name one type of index.
💡 Hint: Think about automatic versus user-defined.
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Interactive Quizzes
Quick quizzes to reinforce your learning
What is the purpose of an index in a database?
💡 Hint: Think of how a book index helps find information quickly.
True or False: Primary Key Indexes are created automatically.
💡 Hint: Recall the definition of primary keys.
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Challenge Problems
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Given a table with millions of rows, analyze how different types of indexes might impact the performance of data retrieval and why one might choose to implement a custom index over a default primary key index.
💡 Hint: Think about specific use cases for different types of data retrieval.
Write a detailed plan for indexing a database that is primarily used for reporting daily sales across multiple years of data. Which indexes would you create and why?
💡 Hint: Prioritize fields that enhance the efficiency of high-frequency queries.
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