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An index in a DBMS is said to be dense if an index entry appears for every search-key value in the indexed file. Otherwise it is called a sparse index. Consider the following two statements.
S1: A hash index must be a dense index
S2: A B+ tree index can be a sparse index
Which one of the following options is correct?
A
Both S1 and S2 are true
B
Both S1 and S2 are false
C
S1 is true and S2 is false
D
S1 is false and S2 is true

Correct : a

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