Clarify documentation for read only queries #7327
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Which issue does this PR close?
Closes #7272
Rationale for this change
As @UlfarErl notes in #7272, it is somewhat unclear how to use DataFusion to run SQL that can not modify the catalog.
What changes are included in this PR?
As I was working on these examples, it became clear that the current API is confusing as well as there is no way to avoid
DML(aka Insert / COPY). I filed #7328 to track thisAre these changes tested?
Yes, doc tests
Are there any user-facing changes?
Docs