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What are B-trees designed to work well on?
What are B-trees designed to work well on?
Disks or other direct-access secondary storage devices.
What type of trees are B-trees similar to?
What type of trees are B-trees similar to?
Red-black trees
What is the difference between B-trees and red-black trees?
What is the difference between B-trees and red-black trees?
B-trees can have many children, while red-black trees can have two. B-trees can handle a large number of keys without needing overly deep trees.
What is the branching factor of a B-tree?
What is the branching factor of a B-tree?
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The height of an n-node B-tree is O(lgn).
The height of an n-node B-tree is O(lgn).
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The height of a B-tree is always less than that of a red-black tree.
The height of a B-tree is always less than that of a red-black tree.
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B-trees can implement dynamic-set operations in time O(lgn).
B-trees can implement dynamic-set operations in time O(lgn).
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An internal B-tree node x containing x.n keys has x.n children.
An internal B-tree node x containing x.n keys has x.n children.
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Leaf nodes in a B-tree have the same structure as internal nodes.
Leaf nodes in a B-tree have the same structure as internal nodes.
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What does a B-tree generalize?
What does a B-tree generalize?
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What does the height of a B-tree grow logarithmically with?
What does the height of a B-tree grow logarithmically with?
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We evaluate data structures designed for a disk differently than data structures designed for main memory.
We evaluate data structures designed for a disk differently than data structures designed for main memory.
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What is the primary memory of a computer system normally known as?
What is the primary memory of a computer system normally known as?
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What are the two components of mechanical motion in disk drives?
What are the two components of mechanical motion in disk drives?
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Why are disks much slower than main memory?
Why are disks much slower than main memory?
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What is the typical range of disk access times for commodity disks?
What is the typical range of disk access times for commodity disks?
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How do disks attempt to amortize the time spent waiting for mechanical movements?
How do disks attempt to amortize the time spent waiting for mechanical movements?
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How is disk access performance measured?
How is disk access performance measured?
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The disk access time for different pages is constant.
The disk access time for different pages is constant.
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A typical B-tree application uses a large amount of data, which all fit in main memory at once.
A typical B-tree application uses a large amount of data, which all fit in main memory at once.
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B-tree algorithms always maintain a constant number of pages in main memory.
B-tree algorithms always maintain a constant number of pages in main memory.
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What is the pseudocode operation for reading an object from disk to main memory?
What is the pseudocode operation for reading an object from disk to main memory?
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What is the pseudocode operation for saving changes made to an object in main memory?
What is the pseudocode operation for saving changes made to an object in main memory?
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The system can keep unlimited number of pages in main memory at a time.
The system can keep unlimited number of pages in main memory at a time.
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The running time of B-tree algorithm depends primarily on CPU time.
The running time of B-tree algorithm depends primarily on CPU time.
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The size of a B-tree node is typically limited by size of an entire disk page.
The size of a B-tree node is typically limited by size of an entire disk page.
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A larger branching factor in a B-tree results in a higher tree height.
A larger branching factor in a B-tree results in a higher tree height.
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The number of disk accesses required to find a key in a B-tree can exceed the height of the tree.
The number of disk accesses required to find a key in a B-tree can exceed the height of the tree.
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What is the minimum degree of a B-tree?
What is the minimum degree of a B-tree?
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The root of a B-tree must have at least t keys.
The root of a B-tree must have at least t keys.
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A node is full if it contains exactly 2t keys.
A node is full if it contains exactly 2t keys.
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The simplest B-tree occurs when t = 2.
The simplest B-tree occurs when t = 2.
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Larger values of t in a B-tree lead to a higher tree height.
Larger values of t in a B-tree lead to a higher tree height.
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The worst-case height analysis of a B-tree considers the minimum number of keys in each node.
The worst-case height analysis of a B-tree considers the minimum number of keys in each node.
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What is the worst-case height of a B-tree with n keys and minimum degree t?
What is the worst-case height of a B-tree with n keys and minimum degree t?
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Study Notes
B-Trees
- B-trees are balanced search trees optimized for disk access.
- They are similar to red-black trees but more efficient at minimizing I/O operations.
- Nodes can have many children, unlike binary search trees, enabling larger branching factors.
- The height of a B-tree is O(log n), where n is the number of nodes.
- B-trees excel at managing large datasets that don't fit entirely in memory.
- Disk access times are significant, so efficient data structures for secondary storage are desirable.
- Disk operations are significantly slower than memory operations.
Data Structures on Secondary Storage
- Computer systems utilize different storage technologies.
- Primary (main) memory is faster but has limited capacity.
- Secondary storage, like disks, has high capacity but slower access.
- B-trees are designed to handle disk I/O effectively.
B-Tree Characteristics
- Internal nodes contain keys and pointers to child nodes.
- Leaf nodes contain keys and satellite data (pointers to records).
- All leaf nodes are at the same level (height), ensuring balance.
- Nodes have a minimum and maximum number of keys (t).
B-Tree Operations
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Searching: Locates a key efficiently by traversing nodes.
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Insertion: Adds a key while maintaining the B-tree structure. May need to split full nodes which results in the tree growing taller.
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Deletion: Removes a key and maintains the B-tree structure. May need to merge nodes thus reducing tree height.
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B-Tree Height: Height is proportional to log base b where b is the branching factor.
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B-Tree Operations Efficiency: Disk accesses and CPU times are related to the number of levels in the tree and to the branching factors of the nodes. Amortized cost of these operations is often logbn.
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This quiz focuses on B-trees, a specialized data structure optimized for disk access and efficient management of large datasets. Explore their characteristics, advantages over binary search trees, and their application in secondary storage. Understand how B-trees minimize I/O operations and their overall significance in computer systems.
