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Programmer One
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Which is accessed faster? -ZIP Disk -CD-ROM -Hard Drive Which is accessed faster? -Database files (like *.mdb) -Single File (like *.dat) Answering these questions will earn you a Brownie Point. Edited by - Programmer One on December 19, 2001 4:30:48 PM
Brannon
Brannon
1. Hard Drive
2. If you are talking about retrieving data, then a single file will probably be faster, since a database file (like an .mdb) contains a generic structure that must first be read to find the data that you want, and then read your data.


Is that what you were looking for??


-Brannon
-Brannon
Programmer One
Programmer One

Brannon



Thankyou Brannon:
You recieved one Brownie point!

Edited by - Programmer One on December 19, 2001 6:10:43 PM

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