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Unit-3: File organization

File:

File is the collection of record related to each other.

The file size is the limited by the size of memory and storage medium.

File organization:

file organization is the way data is stored and organized within a database.

Objective of file organization:


It contains an optimal selection of record. I.e., record can be selected as the fast as
possible.

To perform insert, delete or update transaction on the record should be quick and
easy.

The duplicate records cannot be induced as a result of insert update or delete.

There are several types of file organizations, including:

Sequential file organization:


➢ The easiest method for file organization in sequential method
➢ In this method the file is stored one after the another in sequential method.
➢ The record arranged in the ascending or descending order of the field.
➢ Sequential file search start from the beginning of the file and the record can
be added at the end of the file.
➢ In the sequential file, it is not possible to add a record in the middle of the file
without rewriting the file.

Pile method:

➢ R1, R3 and so on top up to R9 and R8 be four records in the sequence, then it


simply placed at the end of the file.
➢ Suppose a new record R2 has to be inserted in the sequence, then it's simply
placed at the end of the file.

Sorting method:
➢ The new record is always inserted at the files end.
➢ Then it will sort the sequence in ascending or descending order.
➢ Sorting of record is based on any primary key or any other key.

Advantage:
➢ It is simple in design.
➢ It requires no much effort to store the data.
➢ Fast and efficient method for huge amount of data.

Disadvantage:
Sequential file is time consuming process.

Random searching is not possible.

Heap file organization:


➢ Record is insert at the end of the file, into the data blocks.
➢ No sorting or ordering is required in the method.
➢ When the data is block is full, the new record is stored in some other block.
➢ It can select any data block in the memory to store new record.
➢ It is the Dbms responsibility to store and manage the new records.
➢ The heap file is also knowns unordered file.

Insertion of a new record

➢ Suppose we have five records R1, R3, R6, R4 and R5 in a heap.


➢ suppose we want to insert a new record R2 in a heap.
➢ If the data block 3 is full.
➢ then it will be inserted in any of the database selected by the DBMS, let's say
data block 1.
Hash File Organization?

Hash file organization is a technique used to store and retrieve data in a file using a hash
function.
Hash file organization, also known as direct file organization, is a method of storing and
retrieving records in a database using a hash function.

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