Q502
A hashing scheme is used with
A.
sequential file organization
B.
direct file organization
AnswerC.
indexed sequential file organization
D.
partitioned file organization
E.
None of the above
Answer: Option B
Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
Hashing is the transformation of a string of characters into a usually shorter fixed-length value or key that represents the original string. Hashing is used to index and retrieve items in a database because it is faster to find the item using the shorter hashed key than to find it using the original value.