Computer Science Ques 331

Question: ______ is the ability of a device to “jump” directly to the requested data.

Options:

A) Sequential access

B) Random access

C) Quick access

D) All of the above

E) None of these

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

  • Random (or Direct) access refers to the ability to access data at random. For eg. To go from point “A’ to point ‘Z’. you must pass through all intervening points (i.e. A’ through ‘Y’) in a. sequential access, Whereas, in a random access System, you can jump directly to point ‘Z’