File Access Methods

Question 1

What are the common file access methods?

Answer 1

1) Sequential access, 2) Direct access, 3) Indexed access.

Question 2

What is sequential file access?

Answer 2

Accessing data in a file in a specific, ordered sequence from beginning to end.

Question 3

What is direct file access?

Answer 3

Accessing data at arbitrary locations in the file using an offset or index.

Question 4

What is indexed file access?

Answer 4

Using a separate index to map key values to locations in the file for faster access.