AS / A Level Computer Science
A CS 13 Data Representation
A CS 13.2 File organisation and access
Candidates should be able to:
Show understanding of the methods of file
organisation and select an appropriate method of
file organisation and file access for a given problem
Show understanding of methods of file access
Show understanding of hashing algorithms
Notes and guidance
Including serial, sequential (using a key field),
random (using a record key)
Including
Sequential access for serial and sequential files
Direct access for sequential and random files
Describe and use different hashing algorithms to
read from and write data to a random / sequential file