# Objectives

__*zz-BGL*__
__*zz-Jeff*__

+ Understand `TiDB` system variables
+ Understand the scope of `TiDB` system variables
+ Understand `TiDB` configuration file parameters
+ Describe how to modify `TiDB` system variables
+ Describe how to modify `TiDB` configuration file parameters
+ Describe Placement Rules

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