Basic Operations on B-Tree in C
Basic Operations:
- Search: Move down the tree repeatedly in a recursive way until a key is found.
- Insertion: Put the key into a bunch of leaf nodes and split the nodes if it is necessary.
- Deletion: Take away the leaves from the tree, join or split the nodes, if needed.
Time and Space Complexity:
- Search: O(logN)
- Insertion: O(logN)
- Deletion: O(logN)
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.