Difference between cluster and non cluster index in sql
Posted on December 7th , 2011 by Admin
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A clustered index is a special type of index that reorders the way records in the table are physically stored. Therefore table can have only one clustered index. The leaf nodes of a clustered index contain the data pages.
A non clustered index is a special type of index in which the logical order of the index does not match the physical stored order of the rows on disk. The leaf node of a non clustered index does not consist of the data pages. Instead, |
| the leaf nodes contain index rows.
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