This method considers the various factors
of the specified output size (in blocks),
and returns the highest factor that is less than
the number of available buffers.
This method considers the various roots
of the specified output size (in blocks),
and returns the highest root that is less than
the number of available buffers.
Estimates the number of block accesses to compute the
index selection, which is the same as the
index traversal cost plus the number of matching data records.
Moves to the next record, which in this case means
moving the index to the next record satisfying the
selection constant, and returning false if there are
no more such index records.
Holds three pieces of statistical information about a table:
the number of blocks, the number of records,
and the number of distinct values for each field.