PostgreSQL Associate Database Maintenance Quiz

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1. Which command checks for and repairs table corruption?

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This quiz evaluates your knowledge of PostgreSQL database maintenance, covering essential operations like backups, recovery, performance tuning, and administrative tasks. Designed for college-level learners preparing for PostgreSQL Associate certification, it tests practical skills needed to maintain production databases effectively and ensure data integrity and system reliability.

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2. What does maintenance_work_mem control?

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3. Which view displays index usage statistics?

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4. What is the purpose of CLUSTER in PostgreSQL?

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5. Which archive method stores WAL files for point-in-time recovery?

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6. What does the effective_cache_size parameter do?

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7. Which command removes unused indexes from a table?

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8. What is the primary function of autovacuum?

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9. Which log level records all SQL statements executed?

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10. What does the shared_buffers parameter control?

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11. Which command is used to create a logical backup of a PostgreSQL database?

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12. What is the purpose of pg_basebackup?

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13. Which parameter sets the amount of memory used for sorting operations?

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14. What does REINDEX do?

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15. Which view shows current active connections and their queries?

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16. What is write-ahead logging (WAL) primarily used for?

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17. Which tool is used to restore a logical backup created with pg_dump?

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18. What does ANALYZE do in PostgreSQL?

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19. Which parameter controls the maximum number of connections allowed in PostgreSQL?

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20. What is the primary purpose of the VACUUM command?

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Which command checks for and repairs table corruption?
What does maintenance_work_mem control?
Which view displays index usage statistics?
What is the purpose of CLUSTER in PostgreSQL?
Which archive method stores WAL files for point-in-time recovery?
What does the effective_cache_size parameter do?
Which command removes unused indexes from a table?
What is the primary function of autovacuum?
Which log level records all SQL statements executed?
What does the shared_buffers parameter control?
Which command is used to create a logical backup of a PostgreSQL...
What is the purpose of pg_basebackup?
Which parameter sets the amount of memory used for sorting operations?
What does REINDEX do?
Which view shows current active connections and their queries?
What is write-ahead logging (WAL) primarily used for?
Which tool is used to restore a logical backup created with pg_dump?
What does ANALYZE do in PostgreSQL?
Which parameter controls the maximum number of connections allowed in...
What is the primary purpose of the VACUUM command?
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