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Re: doubt on order of table scan

From: DA Morgan <damorgan_at_psoug.org>
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 17:21:24 -0700
Message-ID: <1129594880.643392@yasure>


Robert Klemme wrote:
> DA Morgan wrote:
>

>>Sreelal wrote:
>>
>>>it was an interview question to my friend for a DBA position.
>>>thanx
>>
>>Stupid question totally irrelevant to any possible job. Your
>>"friend" would be happier with a different job working with
>>different people.

>
>
> I don't think this question was so stupid altogether. If they wanted to
> know whether the applicant's idea of database tables and query engine
> behavior is naive this seems quite a good question to catch that. We can
> argue about whether it's a fair question but I don't think it's stupid or
> irrelevant.
>
> Kind regards
>
> robert

Presented the way you did I agree. One of my standard interview questions is intended to catch those that make up their answers based on what they assume is the desired answer. This might well be a similar question.

So I retract me previous response.

-- 
Daniel A. Morgan
http://www.psoug.org
damorgan_at_x.washington.edu
(replace x with u to respond)
Received on Mon Oct 17 2005 - 19:21:24 CDT

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