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### Database Systems The CompleteBook (2nd Edition) Exercise 8.4.1: suppose that

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Database Systems The CompleteBook (2nd Edition)

Exercise 8.4.1:

suppose that the relation stars in discussed in example 8.14 required 100 pages rather than 10, but all other assumptions of that example continued to hold. Give formulas in terms of p1 and p2 to measure the cost of queries Q1 and Q2 and insertion I, under the four combinations of index/no index discussed there.

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Explanation / Answer

ANSWER:

Action

No Index

Star Index

Movie Index

Both Indexes

Q1

100

4

100

4

Q2

100

100

4

4

I

2

4

4

6

Average

2 + 98p1 + 98p2

4+96p2

4 + 96p1

6 – 2p1 – 2p2

Action

No Index

Star Index

Movie Index

Both Indexes

Q1

100

4

100

4

Q2

100

100

4

4

I

2

4

4

6

Average

2 + 98p1 + 98p2

4+96p2

4 + 96p1

6 – 2p1 – 2p2