Contrast Procedures for Preparing Backups in a Sequential File Environment

question 30

Essay

Contrast procedures for preparing backups in a sequential file environment and direct access file environment.

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Definitions:

Conglomerate

A sedimentary rock made up of rounded pebbles, cobbles, and boulders cemented together.

Unconformity

A surface of contact between two groups of unconformable strata, indicating a period of erosion or non-deposition.

Monocline

A geological fold where all strata are inclined in the same direction, resembling a step-like structure in the landscape.

Thrust Fault

A type of geological fault where one block of the earth's crust is pushed up and over another, typically at a low angle, due to compressional forces.