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Editor Staff asked 5 months ago
Editor Staff asked 5 months ago
Which of the following is true?
(a) larger the order of B-tree, less frequently the split occurs
(b) larger the order of B-tree, more frequently the split occurs
(c) smaller the order of B-tree, more frequently the split occurs
(d) smaller the order of B-tree, less frequently the split occurs
This interesting question is from B-Trees topic in division B-Trees of Data Structures & Algorithms I
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Editor">Editor Staff answered 5 months ago
Editor Staff answered 5 months ago
Right option is (a) larger the order of B-tree, less frequently the split occurs
To explain: The average probability of the split is 1/(⌈m / 2⌉ – 1), where m is the order of B-tree. So, if m larger, the probability of split will be less.
