Applications of B-Tree
Here are some applications of B-Tree-
- Database indexing.
- Filesystem management.
- Metadata storage.
- Caching mechanisms.
- Multilevel indexing.
Implementation of B-Tree in C
The B-tree is a self-balancing ordered structured data that stores data in a set of pages and also allows efficient searching, insertion, and deletion operations. It has its origin in a generic form of binary search trees developed by Rudolf Bayer and Edward M. McCreight in 1972. It is capable of processing large datasets efficiently. Among database systems and file systems, B-trees are quite often employed. This is so because they have a well-balanced structure, which allows for high speed performance, and they can handle a great number of elements.