DS0-001 Database Planning And Deployment Practice Question
Which TWO settings should be configured in a database deployment to improve performance for heavy read-intensive reporting workloads?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Columnstore indexes
Read-only replicas and proper indexing strategies are key to offloading work from the primary write instance.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Increasing the number of transaction logs
Why it's wrong here
More logs do not help read performance.
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Columnstore indexes
Why this is correct
Columnstore indexes are highly optimized for large-scale analytical and reporting queries.
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Dropping primary key constraints
Why it's wrong here
Dropping constraints compromises integrity and is not a performance optimization.
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Asynchronous commit mode
Why it's wrong here
This affects replication, not read performance.
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Read-only secondary replicas
Why this is correct
Offloading reporting to secondary replicas saves primary resources for transactional writes.
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official CompTIA exam blueprint
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