DATABASE CONCEPTS W/ MYIT LAB FOR GO
DATABASE CONCEPTS W/ MYIT LAB FOR GO
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Index is a table or other data structure which is used to determine the file from a specific location that satisfies some condition.

It is the key field used to retrieve the records in efficiently from the database files.

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