Multiple choice technology mainframe

Different formats of accessing files

  1. VFMT

  2. FMT

  3. UNFMT

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

File-Aid supports multiple file access formats: VFMT (Variable Format - files with variable-length records), FMT (Fixed Format - files with fixed-length records), and UNFMT (Unformatted - raw binary files). All three formats are valid access methods in File-Aid.

AI explanation

Mainframe file access commonly distinguishes between formatted (FMT), unformatted (UNFMT), and variable-format (VFMT) record layouts depending on how the data is structured and interpreted by the accessing program. Since all three represent valid, distinct ways files can be accessed/formatted, 'All of the above' correctly captures that the listed formats aren't mutually exclusive alternatives but a set of recognized options.

Keep practicing — related questions