Explain Nested Loops, Merge Join, and Hash Join with when each is chosen.

Mid MS SQL

Answer

Nested Loops: Best for small outer input and indexed inner table. Great for OLTP random lookups.

Merge Join: Requires sorted inputs. Very fast for large, sorted datasets.

Hash Join: Best for large, unsorted sets. Spills to TempDB if memory is insufficient.

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