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Q51.

In multilevel indexes, the primary index created for its first level is classified as

zero level of multilevel index

third level of multilevel index

second level of multilevel index

first level of multilevel index

Discuss

Answer: (c).second level of multilevel index

Q52.

The indexes which specifies address of records on disk with a physical pointer are classified as

structural index

hashing index

physical index

logical index

Discuss

Answer: (c).physical index

Q53.

The example of non dense index is

ternary index

secondary index

primary index

clustering index

Discuss

Answer: (d).clustering index

Q54.

In the data file, the first record of any of the block is called

anchor record

dense record

non dense record

none of above

Discuss

Answer: (a).anchor record

Q55.

The file which has secondary index for its every field is classified as

fully inverted file

fully indexed file

secondary indexed file

primary indexed file

Discuss

Answer: (a).fully inverted file

Q56.

The first field in the primary index having same data type as in the ordering field is considered as

indexed key

ternary key

secondary key

primary key

Discuss

Answer: (d).primary key

Q57.

In multilevel indexes, the primary index created for its second level is classified as

second level of multilevel index

first level of multilevel index

zero level of multilevel index

third level of multilevel index

Discuss

Answer: (d).third level of multilevel index

Q58.

The kind of index which is based on any candidate key or a non key field which may have duplicate values is classified as

ternary index

secondary index

primary index

clustering index

Discuss

Answer: (b).secondary index

Q59.

In multilevel indexes, the blocking factor is also called

fan out of multilevel index

fan in of multilevel index

distinct value of multilevel index

ordered field of multilevel index

Discuss

Answer: (a).fan out of multilevel index

Q60.

The index which has an entry for every key value is classified as

linear index

dense index

sparse index

cluster index

Discuss

Answer: (b).dense index

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