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- The option in mysqlshow to show information about indexes in a table is _________.
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Correct Option: B
The ‘mysqlshow’ command has various flags to provide a lot of options on displaying tables. The ‘–keys’ flag is specifically used to show information about indexes in a table.
- The command which lists databases managed by the server is _____________.
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Correct Option: D
The ‘mysqlshow’ command provides almost the similar information as some ‘SHOW’ statements. It also enables to extract database and table information at the command prompt.
- Which table stores information about the threads executing within the server?
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The table ‘PROCESSLIST’ is responsible for storing all the information about the threads executing within the server. The other tables are not valid tables in the INFORMATION_SCHEMA.
- INFORMATION_SCHEMA is more portable than SHOW statements.
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The ‘INFORMATION_SCHEMA’ is a method to access information about the databases and its objects known as metadata. Its content is MySQL-specific which makes it more portable.
- Which table in INFORMATION_SCHEMA stores information about storage engines and server plugins?
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The ‘INFORMATION_SCHEMA’ is a very useful in MySQL. It has many tables each serving its individual purpose. The storage engine information is stored in ENGINES and plugin information in PLUGINS.