本帖最后由 philip_zhong 于 2011-11-8 15:38 编辑
Non-clustered:
The data is present in random order, but the logical ordering is specified by the index. The data rows may be randomly spread throughout the table. The non-clustered index tree contains the index keys in sorted order, with the leaf level of the index containing the pointer to the page and the row number in the data page. In non-clustered index:
The physical order of the rows is not the same as the index order.
Typically created on column used in JOIN, WHERE, and ORDER BY clauses.
Good for tables whose values may be modified frequently.
Clustered:
Clustering alters the data block into a certain distinct order to match the index, resulting in the row data being stored in order. Therefore, only one clustered index can be created on a given database table. Clustered indices can greatly increase overall speed of retrieval, but usually only where the data is accessed sequentially in the same or reverse order of the clustered index, or when a range of items is selected.
Since the physical records are in this sort order on disk, the next row item in the sequence is immediately before or after the last one, and so fewer data block reads are required. The primary feature of a clustered index is therefore the ordering of the physical data rows in accordance with the index blocks that point to them. Some databases separate the data and index blocks into separate files, others put two completely different data blocks within the same physical file(s). Create an object where the physical order of rows is same as the index order of the rows and the bottom(leaf) level of clustered index contains the actual data rows.
They are known as "index organized tables" under Oracle database.
详细见：
http://philipzhong.blogspot.com/2011/11/cluster-index-and-non-clustered-index.html
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