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TABLE SCAN is a search strategy of the SQL optimizer.

When Can the System Use This Strategy?

The database system uses the sequential search in the following cases:

  • No search conditions have been specified.

  • Neither the key columns nor the indexed columns are included in the search condition.

  • The available non-sequential search strategies would be more costly than the sequential search.

How Does the System Access the Data?

The database system sequentially searches through the entire table.

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