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:

Resources Fixed

A situation in an economic model where the availability of resources is constant and unchanging over time.

Output Variable

A variable that represents the result or outcome of a process or model.

Production Capacity

The maximum output that a company or economy can produce under normal conditions within a given period, often influenced by available resources and technology.

Diminishing Returns

A principle indicating that as more of a variable input is added to a fixed input, the added output from each additional unit of input will eventually decrease.