Multiple choice technology databases

What is the size of a data page?

  1. 5K to 10K

  2. 4K to 8K

  3. 4K to 10K

  4. 3K to 9K
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Explanation

Database data pages typically range from 4K to 8K bytes depending on the DBMS and configuration. SQL Server uses 8K pages, while other databases may use 4K pages within this standard range.

AI explanation

Correct answer: '4K to 8K'. In most relational database systems (and general OS/file-system contexts), a data page — the fixed-size unit of I/O and storage — typically falls in the 4KB to 8KB range (e.g., 4KB default in many systems, 8KB in others like SQL Server/PostgreSQL). The other ranges (5K-10K, 4K-10K, 3K-9K) don't correspond to any standard page-size convention and are distractors built to look similar.

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