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What is a B-tree?
What is a B-tree?
- A tree data structure that maintains sorted data and allows for efficient operations such as searching, insertion, and deletion (correct)
- A linked list data structure that maintains sorted data and allows for efficient operations such as searching, insertion, and deletion
- A tree data structure that maintains unsorted data and allows for inefficient operations such as searching, insertion, and deletion
- A graph data structure that maintains sorted data and allows for efficient operations such as searching, insertion, and deletion
What is the purpose of allowing nodes to have multiple children in a B-tree?
What is the purpose of allowing nodes to have multiple children in a B-tree?
- To increase the height of the tree
- To keep the tree balanced (correct)
- To make the search time slower
- To decrease the height of the tree
What happens when a node in a B-tree becomes too full?
What happens when a node in a B-tree becomes too full?
- It is left as is, and the next key is added to the next node
- It is split into two nodes, and the median key is promoted to the parent node (correct)
- It is merged with the neighboring node, and the median key is demoted to the child node
- It is deleted from the tree
