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NECO Computer Studies 2024 Objective — Question 38

Question 38 of 50 from the National Examinations Council (NECO) Computer Studies 2024 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

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Which of the following statements about index is true? It is a data structure

  • A. A. that reduces the speed of data retrieval operations on a database table
  • B. B. used to quickly locate data without searching every row in a table every time a database table is accessedCorrect
  • C. C. created using only two rows of a database table to uniquely identify each record
  • D. D. that allows relational database to split and store data in different tables, while linking disparate items

Explanation

An index is a data structure that improves the speed of data retrieval by enabling lookup of records based on specific columns or fields.

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