Computer Science: An Overview: Global Edition (12th Edition)

Published by Pearson Higher Education
ISBN 10: 1292061162
ISBN 13: 978-1-29206-116-0

Chapter 1 - Data Storage - Section 1.3 - Mass Storage - Questions & Exercises - Page 45: 3

Answer

Information must be retrieved from mass storage in a random manner.

Work Step by Step

The data in a reservation system that is constantly being updated must be stored on a magnetic disk instead of a CD or DVD Information must be retrieved from mass storage in a random manner, which would be time consuming in the context of the spiral system used on CDs and DVDs. (Moreover, current technology does not allow individual portions of data to be updated on a CD or DVD.)
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