What is the difference between a primary index and a
secondary index? What is a duplicate data entry in an index?
Can a primary index contain duplicates?

Answer Posted / dinesh uikey

The primary index is on the field which specifies the
sequential order
of the file. There can be only one primary index while there
can be many
secondary indices.

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