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Databases · File Organization and Indexing
Official IIT answer key · IIT Kanpur · Audited Aug 2026
GATE CSE 2015 Set 1 Q24 · MCQ · 1 mark
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GATE tests file organization and indexing across two primary dimensions: exact numerical calculations of physical storage parameters (B/B+ tree order, node capacities, index blocking factors, tree height, and disk I/O costs) and conceptual comparisons of indexing structures (dense vs. sparse, clustered vs. unclustered, hash vs. tree-based indices). Recent papers increasingly emphasize multi-step numerical analysis and operational execution tracing, such as B+ tree node splitting dynamics and exact leaf-level range traversals.
Full File Organization and Indexing guide →A file is organized so that the ordering of data records is the same as or close to the ordering of data entries in some index. Then that index is called
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