Question

The field according to which the records are sorted is called the...................................

Answer 1

Answer:

The field according to which the records are sorted is known as index. Indexing is the process of ordering the rows of a table in a certain sequence. This sequence is usually based on either the descending order or ascending order of a specific field in the row.

Answer 2

The field according to which the records are sorted is called the sort key.

Sort key:-

• You can define one or more of the table's columns as sort keys when you construct it.
• The rows are stored on the disc in sorted order when data is first inserted into the empty table.
• The query planner is given information about sorting key columns, and the planner uses it to create plans that make use of the data's sorting.