Practice Evaluation Of Relational Algebra Operations (8.4) - Query Processing and Optimization
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Evaluation of Relational Algebra Operations

Practice - Evaluation of Relational Algebra Operations

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is the primary purpose of the selection operation?

💡 Hint: Think about how SQL's WHERE clause works.

Question 2 Easy

What happens during projection?

💡 Hint: Consider what SELECT in SQL does.

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Question 1

What is the primary role of a selection operation?

Filters columns from a relation
Filters rows from a relation
Combines two relations

💡 Hint: Think about how you would narrow down a data set in SQL.

Question 2

True or False: A projection operation automatically removes duplicate rows.

True
False

💡 Hint: What happens when you use SELECT in SQL without DISTINCT?

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Consider a database with customer and order tables. Discuss how to select active customers who have placed orders above a certain value. Which operations would you use and in what order?

💡 Hint: Remember the logical order in query processing.

Challenge 2 Hard

Given two unsorted tables with millions of records each, determine the best join strategy. Discuss any possible performance issues.

💡 Hint: Consider the structure and size of the tables for efficient processing.

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