File Organization Quiz

A combination of representations for data in files and of operations for accessing them.

Allowing applications to read, write, and modify data. Finding the data that matches some search criteria. Reading through the data in some particular order.

Secondary storage such as disks can pack large amounts of data in a small physical location. Computer memory (RAM) is limited and access to secondary storage is much slower. File organization allows for efficient accessing of data from slower storage devices.

<p>To provide a solid introduction to the topic of file structures design. To discuss a number of advanced data structure concepts necessary for achieving high efficiency.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Getting information from slow RAM takes 120 nanoseconds, while getting information from a disk takes 30 milliseconds.</p> Signup and view all the answers