Wednesday, 9 September 2009

Performance Tuning - Question 062.

An index-organized table (IOT) might be the best storage structure to implement, given which of the following conditions? (Choose two.)

A . Rows are frequently deleted and updated to expand character columns.

B . All queries will use full-table scans on the IOT.

C. All queries will use the primary key for lookup.

D. Rows are frequently added, but not updated or deleted.

Explanation:

Answer C and D: IOT's are best suited for physical guess lookups, based on the primary key value. An IOT is also a good choice when there is minimal maintenance required on the index structure. Too many deletes can cause performance problems due to sparsely populated blocks. An IOT must have a primary key.

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