SQL indexes
An index is a schema object. It is
used by the server to speed up the retrieval of rows by using a
pointer. It can reduce disk I/O(input/output) by using a rapid path access
method to locate data quickly. An index helps to speed
up select queries and where clauses, but it slows down data
input, with the update and the insert statements. Indexes
can be created or dropped with no effect on the data.
Creating an Index :
CREATE INDEX index ON TABLE
column;
where index is the name given
to that index and TABLE is the name of the table on which that
index is created and column is the name of that column for
which it is applied.
For creating index on multiple columns:
CREATE
INDEX index ON TABLE
(cloumn1, column2,.....);
Removing an Index :
To remove an index from the data dictionary by
using the DROP INDEX command.
DROP INDEX index;
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