GATE CS 2017 Set 2 — Question 49
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In a B+ tree, if the search-key value is 8 bytes long, the block size is 512 bytes and the block pointer size is 2 bytes, then the maximum order of the B+ tree is ___________.
Correct answer
52 to 52
Solution
In a B+ tree, the order is defined as the maximum number of pointers in an internal node. An internal node with order contains at most block pointers and search keys.Given:
- Search-key size () = 8 bytes
- Block pointer size () = 2 bytes
- Block size () = 512 bytes
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