Selection of file organization, COBOL Programming

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Selection of file Organization:

While designing a file, the programmer should select an appropriate association for a file. The order in which the choice is to be made is as shown below:

(i)  Implementation support difficulty.

(ii)  Software support required.

(iii)  Efficiency of processing. 

 

 


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