WAEC Data Processing 2023 Question 37

Question 37

File Organisation

The speed of access to files in a random access file compared to other file organization methods is

  1. A.relatively fast.
  2. B.slow.
  3. C.the same.
  4. D.very slow.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: A (relatively fast.)

Explanation

Random access jumps straight to the record, so it is relatively fast.