Exam DP-203 Topic 1 Question 190 Discussion

Actual exam question for Microsoft's DP-203 exam
Question #: 190
Topic #: 1
You have an on-premises data warehouse that includes the following fact tables. Both tables have the following columns: DateKey, ProductKey, RegionKey. There are 120 unique product keys and 65 unique region keys.

Queries that use the data warehouse take a long time to complete.
You plan to migrate the solution to use Azure Synapse Analytics. You need to ensure that the Azure-based solution optimizes query performance and minimizes processing skew.
What should you recommend? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point

Suggested Answer:


Explanation

Box 1: Hash-distributed
Box 2: ProductKey
ProductKey is used extensively in joins.
Hash-distributed tables improve query performance on large fact tables.
Box 3: Round-robin
Box 4: RegionKey
Round-robin tables are useful for improving loading speed.
Consider using the round-robin distribution for your table in the following scenarios:
When getting started as a simple starting point since it is the default If there is no obvious joining key If there is not good candidate column for hash distributing the table If the table does not share a common join key with other tables If the join is less significant than other joins in the query When the table is a temporary staging table Note: A distributed table appears as a single table, but the rows are actually stored across 60 distributions. The rows are distributed with a hash or round-robin algorithm.
Reference:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sql-data-warehouse/sql-data-warehouse-tables-distribute

by Marlon at Sep 20, 2024, 04:49 PM

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