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Unit 5 — Storage & Indexing

Last Updated : 21 May, 2026

This unit covers how databases physically store and efficiently retrieve data. Understanding storage structures and indexing is essential for database performance tuning

Unit 5115 words2 headingsTables included

Unit Overview

This unit covers how databases physically store and efficiently retrieve data. Understanding storage structures and indexing is essential for database performance tuning and query optimization.

Topics Covered

Topic	Description
File Organization	Heap, sequential, hashed, clustered
Indexing Introduction	Concept and benefits of indexes
Single-Level Indexing	Dense, sparse, primary, secondary
Multi-Level Indexing	B-tree based hierarchical indexes
B-Tree	Balanced tree for ordered data
B+ Tree	Variant with all data in leaves
Hashing Techniques	Direct address computation
Static Hashing	Fixed-size hash tables
Dynamic Hashing	Extendible and linear hashing
Query Processing	Steps from SQL to result
Query Optimization	Cost-based plan selection
Cost Estimation	Estimating operation costs

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