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Dive deep into the fascinating world of Indexing and Hashing with our comprehensive set of Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs). This page is dedicated to exploring the fundamental concepts and intricacies of Indexing and Hashing, a crucial aspect of DBMS. In this section, you will encounter a diverse range of MCQs that cover various aspects of Indexing and Hashing, from the basic principles to advanced topics. Each question is thoughtfully crafted to challenge your knowledge and deepen your understanding of this critical subcategory within DBMS.

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Q41.

The hash functions that does not maintain order of values of hash field are called

order preserving

pointer preserving

block preserving

record preserving

Discuss

Answer: (a).order preserving

Q42.

The kind of hashing technique in which a directory of having addresses 2d is maintained is called

dynamic hashing

extendible hashing

non extendible hashing

static hashing

Discuss

Answer: (b).extendible hashing

Q43.

The type of organization in which the records are inserted at the end of stored file is classified as

pile file

linear search file

relative file

external file

Discuss

Answer: (a).pile file

Q44.

The kind of field with which the record searching is done is classified as

sorting field

relative field

linear field

ordering field

Discuss

Answer: (d).ordering field

Q45.

The hashing process if used for disk files is classified as

preserving hashing

external hashing

internal hashing

reversal hashing

Discuss

Answer: (b).external hashing

Q46.

The fields which are used to retrieve the related records from other files are called

secondary fields

primary fields

key fields

connecting fields

Discuss

Answer: (d).connecting fields

Q47.

The command in DBMS software which is used to locate records that fulfills the search condition is classified as

Find All command

Find n

Find Ordered command

Reorganize command

Discuss

Answer: (a).Find All command

Q48.

The number of values taken by hash field are called

cluster field space

span field space

hash field space

folding field space

Discuss

Answer: (c).hash field space

Q49.

The index which has an entry for some of the key value is classified as

linear index

dense index

non dense index

cluster index

Discuss

Answer: (c).non dense index

Q50.

The primary indexes, secondary indexes and cluster indexes are all types of

ordered indexes

unordered indexes

linear indexes

relative search indexes

Discuss

Answer: (a).ordered indexes

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