Database System Concepts
Database System Concepts
7th Edition
ISBN: 9780078022159
Author: Abraham Silberschatz Professor, Henry F. Korth, S. Sudarshan
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 13, Problem 4PE

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a.

Advantages:

  • The size of the file gets reduced.
  • More number of records can be inserted...

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b.

Updating on insertion/deletion:

  • At the time of insertion or deletion, check if the usage of the block has changed levels.
  • In that case, update the corresponding bits...

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c.

Benefits of bitmap:

  • When free space for a large record oor a set of records is sought, then it is needed to scan multiple free list entries before finding a proper sized one.
  • Here in this situation, the overhead is higher...

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