Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

The two basic types of record access methods are:

  1. Sequential and random

  2. Sequential and indexed

  3. Direct and immediate

  4. Online and real time
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Explanation

Sequential access processes records in order (like magnetic tape), while random/direct access can retrieve any record directly by address (like disk). Indexed access uses an index to achieve random access. 'Online' and 'real time' describe system characteristics, not fundamental access methods.

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