Discussion :: Computer Fundamental Miscellaneous
- A hashing scheme is used with
A.
sequential file organization |
B.
direct file organization |
C.
indexed sequential file organization |
D.
partitioned file organization |
E.
None of the above |
Answer : Option B
Explanation :
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.
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