The Basic Economics of File Processing Are Largely Determined by the Activity

question 25

Multiple Choice

The basic economics of file processing are largely determined by the activity ratio,which is the

• A) number of times a master file is accessed during a period.
• B) average number of transactions contained in a transaction file.
• C) number of accessed records times the number of records in the file.
• D) number of accessed records divided by the number of records in the file.

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