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Which one of the following is a definition of a PATH in IMS?

  1. Occurrences of all the segment types under a single parent segment occurrence is called

  2. Each occurrence of the root segment plus all the segment occurances that are subordinate to it make up

  3. The unit of data that DL/I transfer to and from your program is called

  4. The series of segments that leads from the top of a database record down to any specific segment occurrence.
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D Correct answer
Explanation

In IMS, a PATH is the series of segments that leads from the top of a database record down to any specific segment occurrence. This hierarchical path is used to navigate through the database structure. Options A, B, and C describe other IMS concepts but not the definition of a PATH.

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