Multiple choice technology mainframe

Which of the following represents correct ADABAS data storage?

  1. FILE->DATABASE->FIELD->RECORD

  2. FIELD->RECORD->FILE->DATABASE

  3. DATABASE->FILE->FIELD->RECORD

  4. RECORD->FIELD->FILE->DATABASE

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B Correct answer
Explanation

ADABAS stores data hierarchically: fields group into records, records into files, and files into a database. This is FIELD -> RECORD -> FILE -> DATABASE, which is the inverted-list structure ADABAS uses.