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DATA - ON DISK OR CARDS?
General Considerations
Before you get too far into systems design and pro-
gramming, you should ask a basic question about
every data file you intend to use: Should it be stored
on a disk cartridge or
in
the form of a card deck?
The disk can be an extremely powerful medium
for the storage of your data; however, it can be mis-
used. Some data, if placed on the disk, will cause
your programmer more work in the long run than if
a simple deck-of-cards approach had been used.
In
order to lessen the possibility of such a situa-
tion, let us answer some of the questions that arise
when chOOSing a storage medium for data.
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