In a collection that contains 100 post documents, what does the following command do? db. posts. find().skip(5).limit(5)

Question

Options

• ASkip and limit nullify each other. Hence returning the first five documents.
• BSkips the first five documents and returns the next five
• CLimits the first five documents and then return them in reverse order
• DSkips the first five documents and returns the sixth document five times

• A
  2% (1)
• B
  93% (38)
• C
  5% (2)

Explanation

db.posts.find().skip(5).limit(5) chains two cursor modifiers: skip(5) bypasses the first 5 documents, then limit(5) returns the next 5 - making B correct, yielding documents 6 through 10.

Why the distractors fail:

• A is wrong because skip and limit don't cancel each other - they compose sequentially.
• C is wrong because limit caps the result count; it has no concept of reversing order.
• D is wrong because skip moves the cursor start position once - it doesn't duplicate any single document.

Memory tip: Think of it like a book - skip(5) turns past the first 5 pages, then limit(5) lets you read only the next 5. The two methods work together for pagination, not against each other.

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