Computer Science: An Overview: Global Edition (12th Edition)

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Chapter 9 - Database Systems - Section 9.5 - Traditional File Structures - Questions & Exercises - Page 446: 3

Answer

If the file is stored on tape or CD, its physical organization is most likely sequential.

Work Step by Step

If the file is stored on tape or CD, its physical organization is most likely sequential. However, if the file is stored on magnetic disk, then it is most likely scattered over various sectors on the disk and the sequential nature of the file is a conceptual property that is supported by a pointer system or some form of a list in which the sectors on which the file is stored are recorded.
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