CSE 4/562 - Database Systems

Midterm Review

CSE 4/562 – Database Systems

March 9, 2018

What are Databases?

Analysis: Answering user-provided questions about data
What kind of tools can we give end-users?
  • Declarative Languages
  • Organizational Datastructures (e.g., Indexes)
Manipulation: Safely persisting and sharing data updates
What kind of tools can we give end-users?
  • Consistency Primitives
  • Data Validation Primitives
Primitive
Basic building blocks like Int, Float, Char, String
Tuple
Several ‘fields’ of different types. (N-Tuple = N fields)
A Tuple has a ‘schema’ defining each field
Set
A collection of unique records, all of the same type
Bag
An unordered collection of records, all of the same type
List
An ordered collection of records, all of the same type

            SELECT  [DISTINCT] targetlist
            FROM    relationlist
            WHERE   condition
          
  1. Compute the $2^n$ combinations of tuples in all relations appearing in relationlist
  2. Discard tuples that fail the condition
  3. Delete attributes not in targetlist
  4. If DISTINCT is specified, eliminate duplicate rows

This is the least efficient strategy to compute a query! A good optimizer will find more efficient strategies to compute the same answer.

Physical Layout

Record Formats

Fixed
Constant-size fields. Field $i$ at byte $\sum_{j < i} |Field_j|$
Delimited
Special character or string (e.g., ,) between fields
Header
Fixed-size header points to start of each field
 
 

File Formats

Fixed
Constant-size records. Record $i$ at byte $|Record| \times i$
Delimited
Special character or string (e.g., \r\n) at record end
Header
Index in file points to start of each record
Paged
Align records to paging boundaries
File
A collection of pages (or records)
Page
A fixed-size collection of records
Page size is usually dictated by hardware.
Mem Page $\approx$ 4KB   Cache Line $\approx$ 64B
Record
One or more fields (for now)
Field
A primitive value (for now)

Relational Algebra

Relational Algebra

OperationSymMeaning
Selection$\sigma$Select a subset of the input rows
Projection$\pi$Delete unwanted columns
Cross-product$\times$Combine two relations
Set-difference$-$Tuples in Rel 1, but not Rel 2
Union$\cup$Tuples either in Rel 1 or in Rel 2
Intersection$\cap$Tuples in both Rel 1 and Rel 2
Join$\bowtie$Pairs of tuples matching a specified condition
Division$/$"Inverse" of cross-product
Sort
Limit

Equivalence

$$Q_1 = \pi_{A}\left( \sigma_{c}( R ) \right)$$ $$Q_2 = \sigma_{c}\left( \pi_{A}( R ) \right)$$
$$Q_1 \stackrel{?}{\equiv} Q_2$$
RuleNotes
$\sigma_{C_1\wedge C_2}(R) \equiv \sigma_{C_1}(\sigma_{C_2}(R))$
$\sigma_{C_1\vee C_2}(R) \equiv \sigma_{C_1}(R) \cup \sigma_{C_2}(R)$Only true for set, not bag union
$\sigma_C(R \times S) \equiv R \bowtie_C S$
$\sigma_C(R \times S) \equiv \sigma_C(R) \times S$If $C$ references only $R$'s attributes, also works for joins
$\pi_{A}(\pi_{A \cup B}(R)) \equiv \pi_{A}(R)$
$\sigma_C(\pi_{A}(R)) \equiv \pi_A(\sigma_C(R))$If $A$ contains all of the attributes referenced by $C$
$\pi_{A\cup B}(R\times S) \equiv \pi_A(R) \times \pi_B(S)$Where $A$ (resp., $B$) contains attributes in $R$ (resp., $S$)
$R \times (S \times T) \equiv (R \times S) \times T$Also works for joins
$R \times S \equiv S \times R$Also works for joins
$R \cup (S \cup T) \equiv (R \cup S) \cup T$Also works for intersection and bag-union
$R \cup S \equiv S \cup R$Also works for intersections and bag-union
$\sigma_{C}(R \cup S) \equiv \sigma_{C}(R) \cup \sigma_{C}(S)$Also works for intersections and bag-union
$\pi_{A}(R \cup S) \equiv \pi_{A}(R) \cup \pi_{A}(S)$Also works for intersections and bag-union
$\sigma_{C}(\gamma_{A, AGG}(R)) \equiv \gamma_{A, AGG}(\sigma_{C}(R))$If $A$ contains all of the attributes referenced by $C$

Algorithms

"Volcano" Operators (Iterators)
Operators "pull" tuples, one-at-a-time, from their children.
2-Pass (External) Sort
Create sorted runs, then repeatedly merge runs
Join Algorithms
Quickly picking out specific pairs of tuples.
Aggregation Algorithms
In-Memory vs 2-Pass, Normal vs Group-By

Nested-Loop Join

Block-Nested Loop Join

Strategies for Implementing $R \bowtie_{R.A = S.A} S$

Sort/Merge Join
Sort all of the data upfront, then scan over both sides.
In-Memory Index Join (1-pass Hash; Hash Join)
Build an in-memory index on one table, scan the other.
Partition Join (2-pass Hash; External Hash Join)
Partition both sides so that tuples don't join across partitions.

Sort/Merge Join

1-Pass Hash Join

2-Pass Hash Join

Limited Queries
Only supports join conditions of the form $R.A = S.B$
Low Memory
Never need more than 1 pair of partitions in memory
High IO Cost
Every record gets written out to disk, and back in.

Can partition on data-values to support other types of queries.

Index Nested Loop Join

To compute $R \bowtie_{R.A < S.B} S$ with an index on $S.B$
  1. Read One Row of $R$
  2. Get the value of $R.A$
  3. Start index scan on $S.B > [R.A]$
  4. Return rows as normal

Basic Aggregate Pattern

Init
Define a starting value for the accumulator
Fold(Accum, New)
Merge a new value into the accumulator
Finalize(Accum)
Extract the aggregate from the accumulator.

Basic Aggregate Types

Grey et. al. "Data Cube: A Relational Aggregation Operator Generalizing Group-By, Cross-Tab, and Sub-Totals

Distributive
Finite-sized accumulator and doesn't need a finalize (COUNT, SUM)
Algebraic
Finite-sized accumulator but needs a finalize (AVG)
Holistic
Unbounded accumulator (MEDIAN)

Grouping Algorithms

2-pass Hash Aggregate
Like 2-pass Hash Join: Distribute groups across buckets, then do an in-memory aggregate for each bucket.
Sort-Aggregate
Like Sort-Merge Join: Sort data by groups, then group elements will be adjacent.

Indexing

Data Organization

Unordered Heap
No organization at all. $O(N)$ reads.
(Secondary) Index
Index structure over unorganized data. $O(\ll N)$ random reads for some queries.
Clustered (Primary) Index
Index structure over clustered data. $O(\ll N)$ sequential reads for some queries.

Data Organization

Data Organization

Tree-Based Indexes

Rules of B+Trees

Keep space open for insertions in inner/data nodes.
‘Split’ nodes when they’re full
Avoid under-using space
‘Merge’ nodes when they’re under-filled

Maintain Invariant: All Nodes ≥ 50% Full

(Exception: The Root)

Problems

$N$ is too small
Too many overflow pages (slower reads).
$N$ is too big
Too many normal pages (wasted space).

Problems

Changing hash functions reallocates everything
Only double/halve the size of a hash function
Changing sizes still requires reading everything
Idea: Only redistribute buckets that are too big

Cost-Based Optimization

Accounting

Figure out the cost of each individual operator.

Only count the number of IOs added by each operator.

OperationRAIOs Added (#pages)Memory (#tuples)
Table Scan $R$ $\frac{|R|}{\mathcal P}$ $O(1)$
Projection $\pi(R)$ $0$ $O(1)$
Selection $\sigma(R)$ $0$ $O(1)$
Union $R \uplus S$ $0$ $O(1)$
Sort (In-Mem) $\tau(R)$ $0$ $O(|R|)$
Sort (On-Disk) $\tau(R)$ $\frac{2 \cdot \lfloor log_{\mathcal B}(|R|) \rfloor}{\mathcal P}$ $O(\mathcal B)$
(B+Tree) Index Scan $Index(R, c)$ $\log_{\mathcal I}(|R|) + \frac{|\sigma_c(R)|}{\mathcal P}$ $O(1)$
(Hash) Index Scan $Index(R, c)$ $1$ $O(1)$
  1. Tuples per Page ($\mathcal P$) – Normally defined per-schema
  2. Size of $R$ ($|R|$)
  3. Pages of Buffer ($\mathcal B$)
  4. Keys per Index Page ($\mathcal I$)
OperationRAIOs Added (#pages)Memory (#tuples)
Nested Loop Join (Buffer $S$ in mem) $R \times S$ $0$ $O(|S|)$
Nested Loop Join (Buffer $S$ on disk) $R \times_{disk} S$ $(1+ |R|) \cdot \frac{|S|}{\mathcal P}$ $O(1)$
1-Pass Hash Join $R \bowtie_{1PH, c} S$ $0$ $O(|S|)$
2-Pass Hash Join $R \bowtie_{2PH, c} S$ $\frac{2|R| + 2|S|}{\mathcal P}$ $O(1)$
Sort-Merge Join $R \bowtie_{SM, c} S$ [Sort] [Sort]
(Tree) Index NLJ $R \bowtie_{INL, c}$ $|R| \cdot (\log_{\mathcal I}(|S|) + \frac{|\sigma_c(S)|}{\mathcal P})$ $O(1)$
(Hash) Index NLJ $R \bowtie_{INL, c}$ $|R| \cdot 1$ $O(1)$
(In-Mem) Aggregate $\gamma_A(R)$ $0$ $adom(A)$
(Sort/Merge) Aggregate $\gamma_A(R)$ [Sort] [Sort]
  1. Tuples per Page ($\mathcal P$) – Normally defined per-schema
  2. Size of $R$ ($|R|$)
  3. Pages of Buffer ($\mathcal B$)
  4. Keys per Index Page ($\mathcal I$)
  5. Number of distinct values of $A$ ($adom(A)$)

Estimating IOs requires Estimating $|Q(R)|$

Operator RA Estimated Size
Table $R$ $|R|$
Projection $\pi(Q)$ $|Q|$
Union $Q_1 \uplus Q_2$ $|Q_1| + |Q_2|$
Cross Product $Q_1 \times Q_2$ $|Q_1| \times |Q_2|$
Sort $\tau(Q)$ $|Q|$
Limit $\texttt{LIMIT}_N(Q)$ $N$
Selection $\sigma_c(Q)$ $|Q| \times \texttt{SEL}(c, Q)$
Join $Q_1 \bowtie_c Q_2$ $|Q_1| \times |Q_2| \times \texttt{SEL}(c, Q_1\times Q_2)$
Distinct $\delta_A(Q)$ $\texttt{UNIQ}(A, Q)$
Aggregate $\gamma_{A, B \leftarrow \Sigma}(Q)$ $\texttt{UNIQ}(A, Q)$
  • $\texttt{SEL}(c, Q)$: Selectivity of $c$ on $Q$, or $\frac{|\sigma_c(Q)|}{|Q|}$
  • $\texttt{UNIQ}(A, Q)$: # of distinct values of $A$ in $Q$.

(Some) Estimation Techniques

Guess Randomly
Rules of thumb if you have no other options...
Uniform Prior
Use basic statistics to make a very rough guess.
Sampling / History
Small, Quick Sampling Runs (or prior executions of the query).
Histograms
Using more detailed statistics for improved guesses.
Constraints
Using rules about the data for improved guesses.