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The document discusses query processing in distributed database systems. It outlines what a query is, what a query processor is, the main problems of query processing, characteristics of a query processor, and the main layers of query processing.

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The document discusses query processing in distributed database systems. It outlines what a query is, what a query processor is, the main problems of query processing, characteristics of a query processor, and the main layers of query processing.

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QUERY PROCESSING IN

DISTRIBUTED DATABASE SYSTEMS


OUTLINE
 What is Query ?
 What is Query Processor?
 Main Problems of Query Processing
 Characteristics of Query Processor
 Main layers of Query Processing
What is Query ?

 A query is a statement requesting the retrieval of


information.
 The portion of a DML that involves information retrieval is
called a query language.
A database query can be either a select query or an
action query.
 A select query is a data retrieval query, while an
action query asks for additional operations on the data, such
as insertion, updating or deletion
What is Query Processor?
  The query processor in a DBMS receives as input ,
parses it,generates an execution plan, and completes the
processing by executing the plan and returning the results
to the client.
 In relational database, users perform the task of
dataprocessing and data manipulation with the help of
high-level non-procedural language (e.g. SQL).
 Main function of a query processor is to transform a high-
level-query (also called calculus query) into an equivalent
lower-levelquery (also called algebraic query).
Main Problems of Query Processing
Main problem of query processing is query optimization.

It is a time consuming task, because many execution


strategies are involved to minimize (optimize) computer
resource consumption.

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