To Improve the Access Speed of a Database, Similar Records

question 81

Multiple Choice

To improve the access speed of a database, similar records in a table are stored together in primary key order. This optimizing access speed process is called _____.

• A) denormalization
• B) indexing
• C) interfile clustering
• D) intrafile clustering
• E) volumetrics

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Definitions:

Consolidated Financial Statements

The financial statements of a group in which the assets, liabilities, equity, income, expenses, and cash flows of the parent and its subsidiaries are presented as those of a single economic entity.

Ownership Interest

The right or claim an individual or entity has on assets, often evidenced by equity or shares in a company.

Parent

An entity that controls one or more entities.

Inter-Entity Transactions

Transactions occurring between two parts of the same company, often requiring elimination adjustments in consolidated financial statements.