Records in a Sequential File Are Not Usually Updated in Place

question 16

Multiple Choice

Records in a sequential file are not usually updated in place. Instead ________.

• A) the updated data is placed in a "surrogate" file
• B) the entire file is usually rewritten
• C) the file is truncated
• D) The above statement is false-records in sequential files are usually updated in place.

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