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1.	What is the best datatype for a column that is expected to store values up to 2 million?(a) SMALLINT(b) TINYINT(c) MEDIUMINT(d) BIGINT
Answer» Right option is (d) BIGINT For explanation I would say: The different numeric types used in MySQL are used to store a different range of values. To store values of the order of a million, the MEDIUMINT or BIGINT datatype is sufficient.

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