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 **Clustered index** **Clustered index**
  
-A clustered index means that data in a table is stored sorted by the fields in the index, so the query optimizer can find data as fast as possible. There can only be one clustered index.+A clustered index means that data in a table is stored sorted by the fields in the index, so the query optimizer can find data as fast as possible. There can only be one clustered index. If a primary key exists in a table, that will be the clustered index.
  
 **Non-clustered index** **Non-clustered index**
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 Keeping the indices up-to-date can be done by means of REORGANIZE or REBUILD. The REORGANIZE option tries to find how much the data changed in a table (relatively) and will update the index if needed. The REBUILD option is the same as dropping the index and creating it again. Keeping the indices up-to-date can be done by means of REORGANIZE or REBUILD. The REORGANIZE option tries to find how much the data changed in a table (relatively) and will update the index if needed. The REBUILD option is the same as dropping the index and creating it again.
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 ===== Statistics vs indexes ===== ===== Statistics vs indexes =====
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