Difference between Cluster and Non-cluster index?

Answer Posted / rahul

A) Creating a clustered index on a table re-arranges the data in a sequential manner. while creating clustered index, certain guidelines must be followed. They are:

1) Queries should return a range of values by using operators such as, BETWEEN, > , >= , < and <=.

B) Non-clustered index is created on a table, the data is not physically re-arranged in sequential order.

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