File Organization
Q.1: What is File Organization?
Answer:
File Organization is basically a relationship among the different records that makes the file where the identification and access to any record become easier.
Q.2: What are the four methods of file organization?
Answer:
The methods of file organization are
- Sequential
- Random
- Serial
- Indexed Sequential
Q.3: What is the difference between Sequential File Organization and Heap File Organization?
Answer:
The simple difference between the Sequential File Organization and Heap File Organization is that Sequential File Organization places the data in the proper sequence whereas Heap File Organization places data in arbitrary order.
For more, refer to DBMS File Organization – Set 2 | Hashing in DBMS.
File Organization in DBMS – Set 1
A database consists of a huge amount of data. The data is grouped within a table in RDBMS, and each table has related records. A user can see that the data is stored in the form of tables, but in actuality, this huge amount of data is stored in physical memory in the form of files.