query-cost

Vocabulary Word

Definition

When we talk about 'query-cost,' we're talking about the computational resources that a system needs to complete a data retrieval task, sort of like the effort it takes to answer a question. In databases, it's a way to measure efficiency.

Examples in Different Contexts

Query cost is a consideration in cloud computing for managing and scaling database services cost-effectively. A cloud engineer might explain, 'We monitor query costs to manage our cloud resources efficiently, ensuring cost-effective scaling of services to meet demand.'

Practice Scenarios

Software

Scenario:

The application is taking longer to fetch data. We might have to investigate potential bottlenecks in the code.

Response:

I agree, high query-cost might be causing sluggish performance. We should look into refactoring the code.

Business

Scenario:

It has been taking ages to retrieve customer data lately, we might need to improve our server's performance.

Response:

Lowering the query-cost would indeed speed up our data retrieval. Let's look into that.