Question

What is a significant disadvantage of having too many indexes on a database table?

A Slower read operations Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
B Increased data integrity issues Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
C Slower write (insert, update, delete) operations Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
D Reduced security Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
E Inability to perform joins Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

Solution

Every time data is inserted, updated, or deleted in the main table, the corresponding indexes must also be updated. This overhead can significantly slow down write operations if there are many indexes.

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