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Given a block can hold either $3$ records or $10$ key pointers. A database contains n records, then how many blocks do we need to hold the data file and the dense index$1...
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A file is organized so that the ordering of the data records is the same as or close to the ordering of data entries in some index. Then that index is calledDenseSparseCl...
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Consider the following statement(i) Primary index is always sparse(ii) Secondary index may or may not be denseWhich of the above statement is/are false?A)Only (i)B)Only (...
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There are five records in a database.$$\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|} \hline \textbf {Name} & \textbf {Age} & \textbf {Occupation} & \textbf{Category } \\\hline \text{Rama} & ...
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A clustering index is defined on the fields which are of typenon-key and orderingnon-key and non-orderingkey and orderingkey and non-ordering
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Consider a file of $16384$ records. Each record is $32\;\text{bytes}$ long and its key field is of size $6\;\text{bytes}$. The file is ordered on a non-key field, and the...