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Which BigQuery storage optimisation should a Data Engineer apply to a large fact table queried by date range — to scan only matching partitions and reduce cost?

ADisabling indexing globally
BStoring the table as a single partition with no pruning
CCloud DNS
DPartitioning the table by ingestion-time or a DATE/TIMESTAMP column
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Partitioning the table by ingestion-time or a DATE/TIMESTAMP column
Date partitioning enables partition pruning (per PDE §3.2). The other options don't reduce scan cost.
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