Sequential access and direct access are two methods that may be used to locate data in memory. Explain why direct access is used in the majority of today's electronic devices. How can information that has been written to a device that only allows sequential access be transformed so that it may be read by a device that only supports direct access?

Sequential access and direct access are two methods that may be used to locate data in memory. Explain why direct access is used in the majority of today's electronic devices. How can information that has been written to a device that only allows sequential access be transformed so that it may be read by a device that only supports direct access?

Database Systems: Design, Implementation, & Management

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