Neco 2018 Data Processing Question 43

Practice objective / multiple choice question 43 from the 2018 Neco Data Processing examination.

Neco 2018 Data Processing Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 43 NECO • 2018 • DATA_PROCESSING • objective

A data file contains \(2,500\) records, each record is \(84\) bytes long. The storage medium uses blocks of \(512\) bytes. Determine (a) the number of records that can be stored in each block, (b) the minimum number of blocks required to store the entire file, and (c) the total unused (wasted) space in the last block.

Answer Options

Correct Answer A. (a) 6 records per block; (b) 417 blocks; (c) 176 bytes wasted in the last block.
B. (a) 6 records per block; (b) 416 blocks; (c) 8 bytes wasted in the last block.
C. (a) 7 records per block; (b) 357 blocks; (c) 44 bytes wasted in the last block.
D. (a) 5 records per block; (b) 500 blocks; (c) 112 bytes wasted in the last block.
Correct Answer
A
Correct Option:
(a) 6 records per block; (b) 417 blocks; (c) 176 bytes wasted in the last block.

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This is Neco 2018 Data Processing Question 43. It is one of the objective questions from the 2018 Neco Data Processing examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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