Yes. Because the alternate key would first locate the primary key, which in tu

Yes. Because the alternate key would first locate the
primary key, which in turn locates the actual record. Needs
twice the number of I/Os.

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Yes. Because the alternate key would first locate the primary key, which in turn locates the actua..

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"Correct answer: Yes. The reason is that an alternate key needs to first search for and locate the primary key before it can find the actual record. This results in double the number of I/Os compared to direct access using the primary key."

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