USE AdventureWorks2012; GO SELECT pp.FirstName, pp.LastName, e.NationalIDNumber FROM HumanResources.Employee AS e WITH (INDEX(AK_Employee_NationalIDNumber)) JOIN Person.Person AS pp on e.BusinessEntityID = pp.BusinessEntityID WHERE LastName = 'Johnson'; GO -- Force a table scan by using INDEX = 0. USE AdventureWorks2012; GO SELECT pp.LastName, pp.FirstName, e.JobTitle FROM HumanResources.Employee AS e WITH (INDEX = 0) JOIN Person.Person AS pp ON e.BusinessEntityID = pp.BusinessEntityID WHERE LastName = 'Johnson'; GO