File Organisation and Structure

Question 1

Delimiter

Answer 1

a unique character that separates entries in a record, eg a comma

Question 2

Field

Answer 2

a specific piece of data within a record that state a feature of the thing

Question 3

File

Answer 3

a data structure used to organise data in a persistent form, a collection of records

Question 4

Record

Answer 4

all data related to an instance of whatever the file relates to

Question 5

Fixed Length Record

Answer 5

records that have a fixed size that they will be stored as, far easier to program but often take up more space

Question 6

Variable Length Record

Answer 6

records that have a size that can be changed depending on how much data is store in them, far harder to program but often take up less space