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How PostgreSQL Executes Queries

Interview Questions

  1. What happens internally when PostgreSQL receives a SQL query?
  2. What is the query planner?
  3. What is the difference between a Sequential Scan and Index Scan?
  4. What is a Bitmap Heap Scan?
  5. Why might PostgreSQL choose a Sequential Scan even when an index exists?
  6. What is a Nested Loop Join?
  7. What is a Hash Join?
  8. What is a Merge Join?
  9. How does PostgreSQL decide which JOIN strategy to use?
  10. How would you investigate a slow query?
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