Multiple choice technology mainframe

Whenever a record is retrieved from DASD, the entire CA containing it is read into VSAM buffer.

  1. True

  2. False

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B Correct answer
Explanation

When VSAM retrieves a record, it reads the entire Control Interval (CI) containing that record into the buffer, not just the Control Area (CA). A CA contains multiple CIs. Reading entire CIs is correct; reading entire CAs is not.