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A2090-614 · Question #40

A query against the system catalog revealed that data for a table named SALES in a partitioned database is distributed as follows: What can be done to improve the performance of a query that joins…

The correct answer is D. Create a replicated table REPL_DATE_DIM from the DATE_DIM table, refresh. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

Question

A query against the system catalog revealed that data for a table named SALES in a partitioned database is distributed as follows:

What can be done to improve the performance of a query that joins SALES and DATE_DIM tables (where SALES is a fact table and DATE_DIM is a dimension table) using the DATE_ID column?

Options

  • AReload table SALES and use only one partition with a collocated join to the DATE_DIM table
  • BReload table DATE_DIM and use only one partition with a collocated join to the SALES table
  • CCreate a replicated table REPL_SALES from the SALES table, refresh REPL_SALES table,
  • DCreate a replicated table REPL_DATE_DIM from the DATE_DIM table, refresh

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  • A
    5% (2)
  • B
    13% (5)
  • C
    3% (1)
  • D
    80% (32)

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