Re: concept of indexes

From: Ryan <rgaffuri_at_cox.net>
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 01:35:14 GMT
Message-ID: <mDC2a.34824$tQ1.2370169@news2.east.cox.net>

"David Eynon" <david.eynon_at_verizon.net> wrote in message news:Day2a.7142$rE3.1719_at_nwrddc01.gnilink.net...
> Are indexes in oracle sort of like pointer variables or passing by
reference
> in C++?
>
>

if you learned c++ in a computer science program you learned about data structures. Oracle has really 2 general types. Balance(B*)Tree index and Bitmap(truth table).

descriptions of Balanced Trees are in any Computer Science 2 book, not sure what level bitmaps are taught though.

dont understand it in terms of c++ code, think of it in terms of structure. Received on Wed Feb 12 2003 - 19:35:14 CST