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Which table is preferred when there are many updates?(a) MyISAM(b) InnoDB(c) MEMORY(d) MERGEThis question was addressed to me in an online quiz.Question is from Scheduling and Locking Issues in portion Query Optimization of MySQL

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The correct choice is (b) InnoDB

Explanation: The InnoDB tables can provide better PERFORMANCE when there are many UPDATES. Locking is done at the ROW level rather than at the table level. So the extent of the table that is locked is smaller.



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