Database Concepts (7th Edition)
Database Concepts (7th Edition)
7th Edition
ISBN: 9780133544626
Author: David M. Kroenke, David J. Auer
Publisher: PEARSON
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Index is a table or other data structure which is used to determine the file from a specific location that satisfies some condition.

It is the key field used to retrieve the records in efficiently from the database files.

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