Which access method is used for obtaining a record from a cassette tape?

Q. Which access method is used for obtaining a record from a cassette tape?

A

Sequential

B

Direct

C

Random

D

None of these

Solution:

Tape is characterized by sequential access to data.
While tape can provide a very high data transfer rate for streaming long contiguous sequences of data, it takes in the 10s of seconds to reposition the tape head to an arbitrarily chosen place on the tape.

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