When the less than ( < ) operator is used between two pointer variables, the expression is testing whether: a. the value pointed to by the first is less than the value pointed to by the second.
b. the value pointed to by the first is greater than the value pointed to by the second.
c. the first variable was declared before the second variable.
d. the address of the first variable comes before the address of the second variable in the computer's memory.
d. None of the above

Suppose there is a relation r(a, b, c) with a b+-tree index with search keys (a, b).1. what is the worst-case cost of finding records satisfying 10 < a < 50 using this index, in terms of the number of records n1, retrieved and the height h of the tree? 2. what is the worst-case cost of finding records satisfying 10 < a < 50 and 5 < b < 10 using this index, in terms of the number of records n2 that satisfy this selection, as well as n1 and h defined above? 3. under what conditions on n1 and n2, would the index be an efficient way of finding records satisfying the condition from part (2)?

Consider the series where in this problem you must attempt to use the ratio test to decide whether the series converges. compute enter the numerical value of the limit l if it converges, inf if it diverges to infinity, minf if it diverges to negative infinity, or div if it diverges but not to infinity or negative infinity.

The initial tableau of a linear programming problem is given. use the simplex method to solve it. x 1 x 2 x 3 s 1 s 2 z 1 2 4 1 0 0 8 3 4 1 0 1 0 10 minus3 minus12 1 0 0 1 0 the maximum is nothing when x 1equals nothing, x 2equals nothing, x 3equals nothing, s 1equals3, and s 2equals0. (be sure to simplify to lowest terms if necessary.)