The only right answer was B. I was sure it was C. I remember when indexed
access methods were considered state-of-the-art. Oh well, I think I will be
able to pass the test. (This was just a practice test.) Thanks for your
help! &;-)
Priscilla
At 04:39 PM 2/26/01, Howard C. Berkowitz wrote:
> >So, you might be able to answer this question that I got on a PRAXIS exam
> >to allow me to teach "data processing" at the high-school level in Oregon.
> >
> >Which of the following pairs of methods is used to locate and retrieve data
> >and/or program instructions that have been stored on external storage
> devices?
> >
> >A. direct access and random access
>
> Yes. These are the same thing. UNIX block mode, IBM BDAM
>
> >B. random access and sequential access
>
> Yes. In UNIX, block and character mode.
>
> >C. indexed access and sequential access
>
> Yes. IBM ISAM and serial.
>
> >D. single access and duplex access
>
> Yes, to non-RAID and RAID.
>
>Oh, and how external are the storage devices? Same bus, same LAN,
>Virginia and Oregon?
>
> >
> >All the questions were like this, by the way. ARGH. Maybe I should do my
> >CCIE instead of Oregon teaching certificate. &;-)
> >
> >Priscilla
> >
> >At 11:56 AM 2/26/01, Howard C. Berkowitz wrote:
> >>Not quite sure how I fit into this model. I'm 52, but I was about 18
> >>when I first touched a computer, and 19 or 20 when I first did
> >>something that was recognizable as network-related (terminal-based
> >>timesharing).
> >>
> >>By 1970, I was doing early distributed computing (medical lab
> >>instrument computers to database computers), pre-SNA IBM networking
> >>from about '71, ARPANET and X.25 stuff in the early '70s, SNA when it
> >>came out in '74, etc. Guessing that I did UNIX-based IP routing
> >>starting in the early to mid 80's, and first touched a Cisco router
> >>running 9.0 in 1992(?).
> >>
> >>So, in some respects I fall into the "old" category. It's hardly,
> >>though, a problem of learning technology -- the more I know, the
> >>easier it is to incorporate new concepts. Learning is as much, or
> >>more, fun than it was when I was younger, because I've learned to
> >>make it as much play as work, and how to do it efficiently.
> >>
> >>In all fairness, with what I do in my various "day" and "night" jobs,
> >>it really isn't that important for me to memorize lots of the details
> >>of individual commands. People tend to want me to figure out product
> >>and solution designs, and/or how to learn, than to be hands-on.
> >>
> >>Understanding how people learn is important. My thinking about a
> >>personal CCIE has evolved over the years. At this point, I very
> >>consciously do not want to get a CCIE, because I can't be accused of
> >>violating an NDA that I never signed. Also, having a CCIE wouldn't
> >>particularly affect my compensation or my job prospects.
> >>
> >>To say that I can't teach someone what they need to know for a CCIE,
> >>however, would be to suggest that Don Shula, Joe Gibbs, etc., were
> >>ineffective NFL coaches because they weren't qualified to be starting
> >>football players while they were coaching.
> >>
> >>It's also comforting to work with Vint Cerf or Scott Bradner, and
> >>know that they are older and still playing!
> >>
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