Difference between sequential access and Brandon access media with one examples each.
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Sequential Access to a data file means that the computer system reads or writes information to the file sequentially, starting from the beginning of the file and proceeding step by step.
On the other hand, Random Access to a file means that the computer system can read or write information anywhere in the data file. This type of operation is also called “Direct Access” because the computer system knows where the data is stored (using Indexing) and hence goes “directly” and reads the data.
Sequential access has advantages when you access information in the same order all the time. Also is faster than random access.
On the other hand, random access file has the advantage that you can search through it and find the data you need more easily (using indexing for example). Random Access Memory (RAM) in computers works like that.