Query Performance Insight Quiz

5 questions • Pass: 70% • +25 pts

Quiz covering Performance Monitoring

Query Performance Insight Quiz

5 questions | Pass: 70% | Earn 25 points

Questions in this quiz

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  1. 1

    Which of the following metrics is most commonly used to identify a query that is consuming excessive CPU resources?

  2. 2

    You notice a query has a high 'Wait Time' but low CPU usage. What is the most likely cause?

  3. 3

    When analyzing a query execution plan, what does a 'Table Scan' or 'Full Index Scan' usually indicate for a large dataset?

  4. 4

    A query is performing well on small test datasets but becomes extremely slow in production. What is the most common reason for this behavior?

  5. 5

    You are troubleshooting a query that performs a 'Hash Match' join. If the 'Build' input of the hash join is significantly larger than the available memory grant, what performance issue will occur?