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What disadvantages can indexes have?
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Answer from AI
- Increase data volume and occupy disk space.
- Increase the time required for INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE operations, as indexes must also be updated.
- Redundant or poorly designed indexes can slow down queries instead of speeding them up.
- Require additional resources (CPU, RAM) for maintenance and usage.
- Can cause locking issues when accessing indexed data concurrently.
- Not always beneficial for tables with small data volumes or columns with low cardinality.