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What is difference between Clusterd and non-clusterd index?

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Question added by Qaisar Mushtaq , Senior Consultant , Systems Limitied
Date Posted: 2016/06/23
Usman Ajaz
by Usman Ajaz , TOS Administrator , DP World

Clustered Index

  • Only one per table
  • Faster to read than non clustered as data is physically stored in index order

Non Clustered Index

  • Can be used many times per table
  • Quicker for insert and update operations than a clustered inde

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by Deleted user

Cluster index sorts the data with respect to the column on which it is applied, where as non-clustered index do not, it is just a logical sorting. Thus we can have only single clustered index and multiple non-clustered index on a table. Primary index on a table is clustered index. By default CREATE INDEX statement creates a non-clustered index

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