Practice Join Order Optimization (8.3.3) - Query Processing and Optimization
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Join Order Optimization

Practice - Join Order Optimization

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is join order optimization?

💡 Hint: Think about its impact on performance.

Question 2 Easy

Why is the size of intermediate result sets important?

💡 Hint: Consider what happens when many rows are involved.

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Question 1

What is the primary purpose of join order optimization?

To minimize the number of joins
To enhance query performance by selecting the best join sequence
To reduce database size

💡 Hint: Think about why order matters in processes.

Question 2

True or False: Dynamic programming guarantees optimal join ordering for all possible query scenarios.

True
False

💡 Hint: Reflect on the limits of this method.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Given tables A(1M rows), B(10M rows), and C(100M rows), propose an efficient join sequence and justify your answer.

💡 Hint: Focus on how filtering first can affect downstream processes.

Challenge 2 Hard

Discuss scenarios where using a bushy join tree would outperform a left-deep join tree in query execution.

💡 Hint: Consider the advantages of structure flexibility.

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