Postgresql Database Administration

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Quiz Topics

9 Modules

Extensions and Advanced Features

4 topics
1.

Full-Text Search

10 questions
2.

JSON and JSONB Data Types

0 questions
3.

Partitioning Strategies

10 questions
4.

Using Extensions (PostGIS, pg_partman)

10 questions

Monitoring and Performance Tuning

4 topics

Replication and High Availability

4 topics

Security and User Management

4 topics

Backup and Recovery

4 topics

SQL and Query Optimization

4 topics

Data Types and Schema Design

4 topics

Installation and Configuration

4 topics

Database Architecture

4 topics
Sample questions

Which of the following components are part of the PostgreSQL architecture?

Postmaster

Shared Buffers

WAL (Write-Ahead Logging)

Data Warehouse

What is the purpose of the PostgreSQL Write-Ahead Logging (WAL)?

To improve read performance

To ensure data durability

To manage concurrent transactions

To facilitate replication

In PostgreSQL, what is the role of the Shared Buffers?

To store temporary data

To cache frequently accessed data

To manage disk I/O

To hold transaction logs

Which of the following statements about PostgreSQL's process architecture is true?

PostgreSQL uses a multi-threaded architecture.

Each client connection is handled by a separate process.

The background writer process is responsible for writing dirty pages to disk.

The checkpointer process is responsible for managing memory allocation.

What is the purpose of the PostgreSQL configuration parameter 'max_connections'?

To limit the number of concurrent connections to the database

To define the maximum size of the shared buffers

To control the number of background worker processes

To set the maximum number of active transactions

Quiz Topics

9 Modules

Extensions and Advanced Features

4 topics
1.

Full-Text Search

10 questions
2.

JSON and JSONB Data Types

0 questions
3.

Partitioning Strategies

10 questions
4.

Using Extensions (PostGIS, pg_partman)

10 questions

Monitoring and Performance Tuning

4 topics

Replication and High Availability

4 topics

Security and User Management

4 topics

Backup and Recovery

4 topics

SQL and Query Optimization

4 topics

Data Types and Schema Design

4 topics

Installation and Configuration

4 topics

Database Architecture

4 topics