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Sep 25, 2025

What is the purpose of work_mem parameter?

Choose the correct answer:

A) Total PostgreSQL memory

B) Memory per sort/hash operation

C) Shared buffer memory

D) WAL buffer memory

Detailed Explanation

work_mem specifies the amount of memory used by internal sort operations and hash tables before writing to disk.

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