Q23 PostgreSQL Domain 2 · 25–30% of exam Priority · Real Exam

Which HNSW build parameter most directly increases recall at the cost of longer index build time?

  1. A lists
  2. B m and ef_construction (correct answer)
  3. C nprobe
  4. D maintenance_work_mem

Shortcut: m controls graph connectivity and ef_construction the candidate list size during build. Raising both improves recall and build time. lists and nprobe belong to IVFFlat.