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A-LevelComputer ScienceDatabases9618/32 · Oct/Nov 2024 · Q23 Marks

Describe serial file organisation as a method of storing data records in a file.

  1. (a)Describe serial file organisation as a method of storing data records in a file.[2]
  2. (b)State one example of a use for serial file organisation.[1]

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (Oct/Nov 2024). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

  1. [2] MP1 Records are stored one after the other as they are collected // records are stored in chronological order
  2. [2] MP2 New records are appended to the end of the file.
  3. [1] MP1 Creating unsorted / temporary transaction files
  4. [1] MP2 Creating data logging files

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Topic
Databases, A-Level Computer Science (syllabus 9618). Structured question, 3 marks.
Source
A-Level Computer Science, Oct/Nov 2024 Paper 3 Variant 2, question 2.

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