Query Processing and Optimization
Query Processing and Optimization
Query Processing and Optimization
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Summary<br />
• <strong>Query</strong> processing & optimization is the heart of a<br />
relational DBMS.<br />
• Heuristic optimization is more efficient to generate, but<br />
may not yield the optimal query evaluation plan.<br />
• Cost-based optimization relies on statistics gathered on<br />
the relations (the default in most DBMSs).<br />
• Until query optimization is perfected, query tuning will<br />
be a fact of life.<br />
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