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An alternate index itself is which cluster type?
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d) KSDS
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An alternate index is implemented as a KSDS (Key Sequenced Data Set) cluster. This is because alternate indexes need to maintain their records in key sequence for efficient lookup, which is precisely what KSDS provides.