Construct a B+-Tree Index of the Type Discussed in the Text

question 110

Essay

Construct a B+-tree index of the type discussed in the text for the Animal file, assuming that now there are many more records than are shown above. The file and the index have the following characteristics:
-The file is stored on eight cylinders of the disk. The highest key values on the eight cylinders, in order, are:
Cylinder 1: 03583
Cylinder 2: 08437
Cylinder 3: 18965
Cylinder 4: 27028
Cylinder 5: 41603
Cylinder 6: 53781
Cylinder 7: 68337
Cylinder 8: 80174
-Each index record can hold two key value/pointer pairs.
-There are four index records at the lowest level of the tree index.

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Definitions:

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