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PostPosted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 5:17 pm
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How do we determine the optimal Record size/ block size of a file?
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 8:41 am
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any record length that holds all info needed is optimal and any physical record that is acceptable to the storage device is optimal

for performance, optimal sizes vary based upon access requirements -- sequential, random, relative
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