Neco 2025 Data Processing Question 22

Practice objective / multiple choice question 22 from the 2025 Neco Data Processing examination.

Neco 2025 Data Processing Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 22 NECO • 2025 • DATA_PROCESSING • objective

A database holds 10,000 employee records, each 120\,bytes long. The file uses indexed‑sequential organization with a primary index. Each index entry stores the employee ID (4\,bytes) and a pointer to the data block (3\,bytes). Index blocks are 512\,bytes. Determine (a) the minimum number of index blocks required and (b) the total storage (data blocks + index blocks) in kilobytes, rounded to the nearest whole kilobyte.

Answer Options

A. 36 index blocks; 1300 KB total storage
Correct Answer B. 35 index blocks; 1268 KB total storage
C. 34 index blocks; 1240 KB total storage
D. 30 index blocks; 1200 KB total storage
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
35 index blocks; 1268 KB total storage

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This is Neco 2025 Data Processing Question 22. It is one of the objective questions from the 2025 Neco Data Processing examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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