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Listen to the audio and complete the sentence below.

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--sentence--

Yes, let's work on BLANK the BLANK BLANK. It'll make the app run faster.

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speeding up

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These two words together refer to making something go faster or improving efficiency. The first word is a verb in its -ing form, and the second word is a preposition that indicates an increase in speed.

database

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This refers to a structured collection of data that is stored and accessed electronically.

queries

--feedback--

This word in the plural form refers to requests for data or information from a database.

--explanation--

Speed up means to increase the speed of something or make it happen faster. For example:

We need to speed up the website to improve the user experience. - This means you need to make the website load faster.

Database queries refers to the requests made to a database to retrieve or modify data. These queries are written in a language like SQL (Structured Query Language) and are essential for interacting with the database. For example:

The database queries are running slow, causing delays in loading the page. - This means the requests to the database are taking too long to process, which affects the performance of the application.

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