How many different types of indexes we have in oracle?

Answer Posted / gouranga mohapatra

There are several types of indexes available in Oracle all
designed for different circumstances:
•b*tree indexes - the most common type (especially in OLTP
environments) and the default type
•b*tree cluster indexes - for clusters
•hash cluster indexes - for hash clusters
•reverse key indexes - useful in Oracle Real Application
Cluster (RAC) applications
•bitmap indexes - common in datawarehouse applications
•partitioned indexes - also useful for datawarehouse
applications
•function-based indexes
•index organised tables
•domain indexes

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