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Query Optimization

The document discusses query optimization in databases. It explains that a SQL query first goes through parsing and translation into a relational algebra expression. An optimizer then chooses the most efficient execution plan by evaluating algorithms like hash joins and nested loops joins. The optimizer aims to minimize costs based on I/O costs and CPU costs, using statistics about tables, indexes, and the system. General optimization rules include executing selections first to reduce data sizes and joining smaller relations first.

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Query Optimization

The document discusses query optimization in databases. It explains that a SQL query first goes through parsing and translation into a relational algebra expression. An optimizer then chooses the most efficient execution plan by evaluating algorithms like hash joins and nested loops joins. The optimizer aims to minimize costs based on I/O costs and CPU costs, using statistics about tables, indexes, and the system. General optimization rules include executing selections first to reduce data sizes and joining smaller relations first.

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Query Optimization

COURSE 6: Databases
Query execution

Databases C6: Query Optimization


Sql Query Parser, translation

Relational-Algebra expression

Optimizer EXECUTION-PLAN

Evaluation,
Query Output
algorithms

Databases C6: Query Optimization


select p1.prod_name, p2.prod_name, p1.prod_min_price
Sql Query Parser, translation from products p1 join products p2
on p1.prod_min_price = p2.prod_min_price

check syntax, table names, column names

Databases C6: Query Optimization


select p1.prod_name, p2.prod_name, p1.prod_min_price
Sql Query Parser, translation from products p1 join products p2
on p1.prod_min_price = p2.prod_min_price

Relational-Algebra expression

relations + operators

JOIN (p1, p2)


ෑ 𝐽𝑂𝐼𝑁( 𝑝1, 𝑝2)
𝑝1.𝑛𝑎𝑚𝑒,𝑝1.𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒,𝑝2.𝑛𝑎𝑚𝑒,𝑝2.𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒

products p1 products p2

Databases C6: Query Optimization


select p1.prod_name, p2.prod_name, p1.prod_min_price
Sql Query Parser, translation from products p1 join products p2
on p1.prod_min_price = p2.prod_min_price

Relational-Algebra expression ෑ

relations + operators

JOIN (p1, p2)


ෑ 𝐽𝑂𝐼𝑁( 𝑝1, 𝑝2)
𝑝1.𝑛𝑎𝑚𝑒,𝑝1.𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒,𝑝2.𝑛𝑎𝑚𝑒,𝑝2.𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒

products p1 products p2

Databases C6: Query Optimization


select p1.prod_name, p2.prod_name, p1.prod_min_price
Sql Query Parser, translation from products p1 join products p2
on p1.prod_min_price = p2.prod_min_price

Relational-Algebra expression
JOIN

relations + operators

ෑ ෑ
𝐽𝑂𝐼𝑁(ෑ 𝑝1 , ෑ 𝑝2)
𝑛𝑎𝑚𝑒,𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑛𝑎𝑚𝑒,𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒

products p1 products p2

Databases C6: Query Optimization


Sql Query Parser, translation
select p1.prod_name, p2.prod_name, p1.prod_min_price
from products p1 join products p2
on p1.prod_min_price = p2.prod_min_price
Relational-Algebra expression

Optimizer EXECUTION-PLAN

Evaluation,
algorithms

HASH-JOIN NESTED-LOOPS MERGE-JOIN

Databases C6: Query Optimization


Sql Query Parser, translation
select p1.prod_name, p2.prod_name, p1.prod_min_price
from products p1 join products p2
on p1.prod_min_price = p2.prod_min_price
Relational-Algebra expression

Optimizer EXECUTION-PLAN

Evaluation,
algorithms

HASH-JOIN which table is hashed? the “smaller”

Databases C6: Query Optimization


Relational algebra properties

Databases C6: Query Optimization


Relational algebra properties
• PROP1: join and cross product commute

• PROP2: associativity

Databases C6: Query Optimization


Relational algebra properties
• PROP3: projection composition

• PROP4: selection composition

Databases C6: Query Optimization


Relational algebra properties
• PROP5: selection and projection commute

• PROP6: selection and cross join commute

Databases C6: Query Optimization


Relational algebra properties
• PROP7: selection and union commute

• PROP8: selection and difference commute

Databases C6: Query Optimization


Relational algebra properties
• PROP9: projection and cross product commute

• PROP10: projection and union commute

Databases C6: Query Optimization


Relational algebra properties
• PROP11: join and projection commute

• PROP12: selection and join composition

Databases C6: Query Optimization


General optimization rules

Databases C6: Query Optimization


General optimization rules
• Execute selections first
• Reduce relation size (number of rows)

• Avoid cross-joins, use joins

• First join to be executed is the one obtaining the smaller relation

• Execute projections first

Databases C6: Query Optimization


Mesure Query Cost

Databases C6: Query Optimization


rule-based execution cost-based execution
plans plans

obsolite IO-cost CPU-cost

Databases C6: Query Optimization


disk accesses CPU time

number of blocks cost for processing cost for processing


transferred a tuple an index entry

number of tuples cost for processing cost for processing


a tuple a function …..

Databases C6: Query Optimization


statistics

table:
column statistics: index statistics:
number of rows, system statistics
number of blocks, avg number of distinct number of leafs,
row length values, levels
number of nulls,
data distribution

Databases C6: Query Optimization

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