Organization of B-Tree
A B-tree is a balanced tree data structure where each node have contains multiple keys and multiple child pointers. The organization of the B-tree is designed to optimize the search, insertion and deletion operation while maintaining balance.
Representation of B-Tree:
Explanation of the Image:
- The root node contains keys [15,30].
- Every internal node contains the keys for routing and pointers to the child nodes.
- Leaf nodes contain the actual data and do not have any children.
- Each leaf node can have up to the 2t-1 keys.
- Internal nodes can have up to the 2t-1 keys and 2t children.
B-Tree in Java
A B-tree is a self-balanced tree data structure that will maintain the sorted data and allow for operations such as insertion, deletion and search operations. B-tree is particularly well-suited for systems that need to perform disk-based operations and it minimizes the number of disk accesses required for searching the data and updating the data. These trees are efficient for large-scale storage systems due to their balanced structure which minimizes disk-accesses and their ability to handle the variable-sized keys.
They are widely used in databases, filesystems and other storage-related applications. It is commonly used in databases and file systems due to its ability to handle large amounts of data and maintain balanced trees with relatively shallow heights.