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access plan ✔✔A set of instructions generated at application compilation time that is created and
managed by a DBMS. The access plan predetermines how an application's query will acces
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WGU C170 Chapter 5 already passed
access plan ✔✔A set of instructions generated at application compilation time that is created and
managed by a DBMS. The access plan predetermines how an application's query will access the
database at run time.
algorithms ✔✔A process or set of operations in a calculation.
automatic query optimization ✔✔A method by which a DBMS finds the most efficient access path
for the execution of a query.
B-tree index ✔✔An ordered data structure organized as an upside-down tree.
bitmap index ✔✔An index that uses a bit array (0s and 1s) to represent the existence of a value or
condition.
buffer cache ✔✔See data cache
data cache ✔✔A shared, reserved memory area that stores the most recently accessed data blocks
in RAM. Also called buffer cache.
data files ✔✔A named physical storage space that stores a database's data. It can reside in a
different directory on a hard disk or on one or more hard disks. All data in a database is stored in
data files. A typical enterprise database is normally composed of several data files. A data file can
contain rows from one or more tables.
data sparsity ✔✔A column distribution of values or the number of different values a column can
have.
database performance tuning ✔✔A set of activities and procedures designed to reduce the response
time of a database system—that is, to ensure that an end-user query is processed by the DBMS in
the minimum amount of time.
database statistics ✔✔In query optimization, measurements about database objects, such as the
number of rows in a table, number of disk blocks used, maximum and average row length, number
of columns in each row, and number of distinct values in each column. Such statistics provide a
snapshot of database characteristics.
DBMS performance tuning ✔✔Activities to ensure that clients' requests are addressed as quickly
as possible while making optimum use of existing resources.
dynamic query optimization ✔✔The process of determining the SQL access strategy at run time,
using the most up-to-date information about the database
extents ✔✔In a DBMS environment, refers to the ability of data files to expand in size
automatically using predefined increments.
file group ✔✔See table space.
hash index ✔✔An index based on an ordered list of hash values.
input/output (I/O) request ✔✔A low-level data access operation that reads or writes data to and
from computer devices.
manual query optimization ✔✔An operation mode that requires the end user or programmer to
define the access path for the execution of a query.
manual statistical genera
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