Write-Ahead Logs. The secret to fast database queries.
Write-ahead logs boost database performance by turning expensive random disk writes into fast sequential ones. Instead of immediately updating data scattered across disk, changes get appended to a log file. This sequential writing is way faster, letting databases handle more transactions per second while still maintaining durability guarantees.
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