Describe serial file organisation as a method of storing data records in a file.
- (a)Describe serial file organisation as a method of storing data records in a file.[2]
- (b)State one example of a use for serial file organisation.[1]
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- [2] MP1 Records are stored one after the other as they are collected // records are stored in chronological order
- [2] MP2 New records are appended to the end of the file.
- [1] MP1 Creating unsorted / temporary transaction files
- [1] MP2 Creating data logging files
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