GCP-ADP Data Analysis And Presentation Practice Question
You are querying a dataset in BigQuery that uses partitioning. Your query doesn't use the partitioning column. What is the consequence?
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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The query will perform a full table scan.
Without the partition filter, BigQuery performs a full table scan, increasing both cost and execution time.
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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BigQuery will automatically optimize the scan.
Why it's wrong here
BigQuery requires partition keys to optimize, it cannot guess them.
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The query will fail immediately.
Why it's wrong here
Unless 'Require partition filter' is enabled, the query will run, just slowly.
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The query results will be inaccurate.
Why it's wrong here
The query will return correct results, just scan more data.
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The query will perform a full table scan.
Why this is correct
This is the default and cost-inefficient behavior.
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