The article explores the inefficiencies of binary search trees in file system applications, particularly when accounting for disk I/O latency. It contrasts this with B-trees, which optimize search performance by reducing the number of disk reads required, making them superior for managing large datasets in real-world scenarios. The author supports the argument with practical benchmarks demonstrating how B-trees maintain consistent performance where binary trees fail.
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