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appending
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A |
a file with which you must start at the beginning and search each record
to find the one you want
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close
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B |
data that appears as part of the program's source code and therefore
cannot be changed as the program runs
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file pointer
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C |
getting data from a file
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hard coded
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D |
the process of adding data to the end of an existing file
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open
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E |
storing data to a file
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random-access file
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F |
a data file that allows you to move directly to any record in the file
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reading
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G |
the final step of using a data file
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relational database systems
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H |
a database program that uses multiple databases that use key fields to
relate the data among the databases
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sequential-access file
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I |
a special type of pointer used for working with files
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stream operation modes
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J |
the operation that associates a physical disk file with a file pointer so
that data in the file may be accessed
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writing
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K |
specifies the way you want to access the file
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