Variable-Length Records Have Characteristics That Are Not Found in Fixed-Length

question 96

Multiple Choice

Variable-length records have characteristics that are not found in fixed-length records.An example of such a characteristic is

• A) the field width can be adjusted for each data occurrence.
• B) because of their size, most records stored on DASD are variable-length records.
• C) the actual number of fields can vary from one data occurrence to another.
• D) the field width can be adjusted for each data occurrence and the actual number of fields can vary from one data occurrence to another.

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