Which statement is true regarding the setting of the PCTFREE value for an index?

Which statement is true regarding the setting of the PCTFREE value for an index?

Which statement is true regarding the setting of the PCTFREE value for an index?

A.
It decides how much of a block to fill when the index is created.

B.
It has no role to play when segment space management is automatic.

C.
It keeps space reserved in a block for possible updates to existing rows in that block.

D.
It is the minimum percentage of a block that can be used for row data and overhead before new
rows are added to the block.



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Carlos

Carlos

Mateo is wrong. Answer C is for tables. For indexes the correct answer is A:

For Index:

PCTFREE: Amount of space reserved for new index entries at creation time.
Source – Oracle Database 11g: Performance Tuning Student Guide.

L. Zhu

L. Zhu

A is correct. this is for index