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DBMS Theoryknowledge~10 mins

File organization (heap, sequential, hashing) in DBMS Theory - Interactive Code Practice

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1fill in blank
easy

Complete the sentence to identify the file organization type: "In a {{BLANK_1}} file, records are stored in no particular order."

DBMS Theory
In a [1] file, records are stored in no particular order.
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Asequential
Bheap
Chashing
Dindexed
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💡 Hint
Common Mistakes
Confusing heap with sequential because both store records.
2fill in blank
medium

Complete the sentence to describe sequential file organization: "Records in a {{BLANK_1}} file are stored one after another based on a key."

DBMS Theory
Records in a [1] file are stored one after another based on a key.
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Asequential
Bhashing
Cheap
Dclustered
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Common Mistakes
Mixing up sequential with heap because both store records physically.
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hard

Fix the error in the sentence: "In {{BLANK_1}} file organization, a hash function determines the storage location of a record."

DBMS Theory
In [1] file organization, a hash function determines the storage location of a record.
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Ahashing
Bheap
Csequential
Dindexed
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Common Mistakes
Choosing heap or sequential instead of hashing.
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hard

Fill both blanks to complete the description: "In {{BLANK_1}} file organization, records are stored in order, and in {{BLANK_2}} file organization, records are stored without any order."

DBMS Theory
In [1] file organization, records are stored in order, and in [2] file organization, records are stored without any order.
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Asequential
Bindexed
Cheap
Dhashing
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💡 Hint
Common Mistakes
Mixing up heap and sequential.
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hard

Fill all three blanks to complete the sentence: "{{BLANK_1}} file organization uses a hash function, {{BLANK_2}} file organization stores records in order, and {{BLANK_3}} file organization stores records randomly."

DBMS Theory
[1] file organization uses a hash function, [2] file organization stores records in order, and [3] file organization stores records randomly.
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AHashing
BSequential
CHeap
DIndexed
Attempts:
3 left
💡 Hint
Common Mistakes
Confusing heap with hashing or sequential.