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

question 131

Essay

Construct a B+-tree index of the type discussed in the text for the Airplane 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 six cylinders of the disk. The highest key values on the six cylinders, in order, are:
Cylinder 1: 08574
Cylinder 2: 12740
Cylinder 3: 19025
Cylinder 4: 24859
Cylinder 5: 31745
Cylinder 6: 42853
-Each index record can hold four key value/pointer pairs.
-There are two index records at the lowest level of the tree index.

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