Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
What is Index (database)?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Index_(database)
A database index is a data structure that improve the speed of operations in the table. Indexes can be created using one or more columns, providing the basis of both rapid random lookups and efficient ordering of access to records.
Architecture
Clustered or non-Clustered.
Column Order
Is very important.
Applications and limitations
reverse(email_address);
Types
Bitmap
Dense
Sparse
A database index is a data structure that improve the speed of operations in the table. Indexes can be created using one or more columns, providing the basis of both rapid random lookups and efficient ordering of access to records.
Architecture
Clustered or non-Clustered.
Column Order
Is very important.
Applications and limitations
reverse(email_address);
Types
Bitmap
Dense
Sparse
Monday, November 19, 2007
What is Foriegn Key?
The foreign key is a field in a relational table that matches a primary key column of another table. Foreign key can be used to cross-reference tables.
What is Primary Key?
The primary key of a relational table uniquely identifies each record in the table. It can either be a normal attribute that is guaranteed to be unique, or generated by the DBMS. Primary key may consist of a single attribute or multiple attributes in combination.
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