Exam DP-700 Topic 2 Question 9 Discussion
Actual exam question for Microsoft's DP-700 exam
Question #: 9
Topic #: 2
Question #: 9
Topic #: 2
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You have a KQL database that contains two tables named Stream and Reference. Stream contains streaming data in the following format.

Reference contains reference data in the following format.

Both tables contain millions of rows.
You have the following KQL queryset.

You need to reduce how long it takes to run the KQL queryset.
Solution: You change the join type to kind=outer.
Does this meet the goal?
After you answer a question in this section, you will NOT be able to return to it. As a result, these questions will not appear in the review screen.
You have a KQL database that contains two tables named Stream and Reference. Stream contains streaming data in the following format.

Reference contains reference data in the following format.

Both tables contain millions of rows.
You have the following KQL queryset.

You need to reduce how long it takes to run the KQL queryset.
Solution: You change the join type to kind=outer.
Does this meet the goal?
Suggested Answer: B Vote an answer
An outer join will include unmatched rows from both tables, increasing the dataset size and processing time.
It does not improve query performance.
It does not improve query performance.
by Letitia at Dec 13, 2025, 08:57 PM
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