Intermediate
Database Management Systems
Q58 / 100
What is database connection pooling?
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The correct answer is B) Maintaining a pool of pre-established database connections that applications reuse, avoiding connection creation overhead
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Correct Answer
Maintaining a pool of pre-established database connections that applications reuse, avoiding connection creation overhead
Explanation
Connection pools (PgBouncer, HikariCP, c3p0) reuse connections. Each new connection takes ~50ms and resources. Pools maintain N ready connections for instant checkout, improving throughput dramatically.
Progress
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