Unit VIII: File Organization and Indexing | BCA 4th Semester Database Management System (DBMS) Notes Pdf

File organization is a logical relationship among various records. This method defines how file records are mapped onto disk blocks. File organization is used to describe the way in which the records are stored in terms of blocks, and the blocks are placed on the storage medium.

In this “File Organization and Indexing – Database Management System” you will learn about the following topics:

1. Introduction to Physical Design
2. Physical Data Storage
3. Memory Hierarchy for Computer System
4. Cache Memory and Main Memory, Secondary Memory
5. Data Storage Methods
6. Primary Storage
7. Main Memory, Cache
8. Secondary Storage
9. Flash Memory, Magnetic Disk Storage
10. Tertiary Storage
11. Optical Storage, Tape Storage
12. Organization of Records into Blocks
13. Fixed Length Records, Variable Length Records
14. File Organization
15. The objective of File Organization
16. Types of File Organization
17. Sequential File Organization, Heap File Organization, Hash File Organization, B+ File Organization, Indexed Sequential Access Method (ISAM), Cluster File Organization
18. Indexing in DBMS
19. Index Structure
20. Indexing Methods
21. Ordered Indices, Primary Index, Dense Index, Sparse Index, Clustering Index, Secondary Index
22. Type of Indexes
23. Function-Based Indexes, Bitmap Indexes, Domain Indexes, Clusters, Indexed Sequential Access Method (ISAM)

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BCA 4th Semester Database Management System (DBMS) Notes Pdf:

• Unit I: Introduction To Database Management System (DBMS)
• Unit II: Data Models
• Unit III: Relational Model
• Unit IV: Relational Database Query Languages
• Unit V: Database Constraints and Relational Database Design
• Unit VI: Database Security
• Unit VII: Query Processing
• Unit IX: Crash Recovery
• Unit X: Transaction Processing and Concurrency Control
• Unit XI: Advanced Database Concepts