SQL & Databases·Practice drills 3

Drill 4: Explain each line — Indexes and query plans

Explain what each line of the example does.

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  • Explain what each line of the example does.

Practice task

Explain what each line of the example does.

indexes.sqlSQL
CREATE INDEX lessons_course_minutes_idx
ON lessons (course_slug, minutes);

EXPLAIN QUERY PLAN
SELECT title, minutes
FROM lessons
WHERE course_slug = 'css' AND minutes > 12
ORDER BY minutes DESC;
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