Practice Join (bowtie) Operation (combining Relations) (8.4.3) - Query Processing and Optimization
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Join (bowtie) Operation (Combining Relations)

Practice - Join (bowtie) Operation (Combining Relations)

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is the primary purpose of a join operation in SQL?

💡 Hint: Think about why you would want to pull data from several tables.

Question 2 Easy

Name one type of join operation.

💡 Hint: Remember the different ways data can be combined.

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Question 1

What does the join operation do in a database?

It deletes records from a table.
It combines records from multiple tables based on a condition.
It generates a new table.
None of the above.

💡 Hint: Remember the purpose of joins.

Question 2

A Nested-Loop Join is best used when: (True/False)

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider the efficiency of processing smaller datasets.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Given two tables: Employees (with a million rows) and Departments (with 100 rows), outline an optimal join strategy and justify your reasoning.

💡 Hint: Consider the size of each table against memory availability.

Challenge 2 Hard

Design a scenario for using Sort-Merge Join when both tables contain millions of records and require joining on several fields. What approach would you take to optimize the join process?

💡 Hint: Think about sorting and how it affects join efficiency.

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