Cassandra Labs Overview

This page summarizes each hands-on lab, what it demonstrates, and which theory topic(s) it reinforces.

Lab	Description	Reinforces Theory
01_keyspace_basics.cql	Keyspace creation, SimpleStrategy, basic table	NoSQL & Cassandra Basics, Core Concepts
02_partitioning_clustering.cql	Partition keys, clustering columns, bounding partitions	Core Concepts, Data Modeling
03_modeling_by_query.cql	Query-driven modeling, denormalization, lookup tables	Data Modeling
04_indexes_and_mv.cql	Secondary indexes, materialized views, trade-offs	Indexes & MVs
05_consistency_lwt_batch.cql	Consistency levels, lightweight transactions, batches	Consistency, LWT, Batching
06_ttl_tombstones.cql	TTL, tombstones, deletes, compaction	TTL & Tombstones
07_aggregation_filtering.cql	Aggregation, ALLOW FILTERING, counters	Aggregation & Counters
08_relational_to_query_first.cql	Converting relational models to query-first Cassandra models	Data Modeling
09_multi_dc_replication.cql	NetworkTopologyStrategy, multi-DC setup	Advanced Topics
10_security_basics.cql	Authentication, roles, permissions	Advanced Topics
11_monitoring_and_repair.cql	nodetool, cluster health, repairs	Advanced Topics

For details and hands-on steps, see each lab file in the labs/ directory.