Database System Concepts
Database System Concepts
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ISBN: 9780078022159
Author: Abraham Silberschatz Professor, Henry F. Korth, S. Sudarshan
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 14, Problem 22E

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Given scenario:

  • In the given case, a relation which is stored in a B+-tree file...

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a)

If a node split takes place in B+-tree file organization:

  • Some records are moved to a new page...

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b)

While determining the cost of updating all the affected records in a secondary index, keep in mind that:

  • Each leaf page will contain a large number of records.
  • Also, each record will be in different locations on each secondary index...

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c)

With the use of search key of the file organization as a logical record identifier resolves the above issue as:

  • The value of primary-index search key attribute is...

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d)

Using the above logical records identifier also has some extra cost associated with it:

  • In the given case, two steps are required to locate the record using the secondary index;
  • In the first step, find the primary index search-key value from the secondary index...

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