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    Serial and Direct Access

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    Serial access involves searching through data sequentially from the beginning of a storage medium until the required information is found, making it a slow process, while direct access allows the computer to directly calculate and access any data location quickly without searching, and is used for modern storage devices and systems where fast access is important.

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    Serial and Direct Access

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    Serial access involves searching through data sequentially from the beginning of a storage medium until the required information is found, making it a slow process, while direct access allows the computer to directly calculate and access any data location quickly without searching, and is used for modern storage devices and systems where fast access is important.

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    Explaining the difference between serial and direct access regarding the ICT 0417 IGCSE syllabyus

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    Serial access involves searching through data sequentially from the beginning of a storage medium until the required information is found, making it a slow process, while direct access allows the computer to directly calculate and access any data location quickly without searching, and is used for modern storage devices and systems where fast access is important.

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    Serial access involves searching through data sequentially from the beginning of a storage medium until the required information is found, making it a slow process, while direct access allows the computer to directly calculate and access any data location quickly without searching, and is used for modern storage devices and systems where fast access is important.

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    Serial and Direct Access

    Serial access:
    Data is accessed by starting at the beginning and
    then searched through, in order, until the required
    information is found.
    Since this type of access starts from the beginning of
    the storage medium, this is a very slow process.
    Serial access is used on old magnetic tapes. (large
    capacity and speed of access is not necessary)
    Serial access is also used in batch processing
    systems.

    Direct access:
    The computer calculates where all of the data on the
    storage medium is and so it can access it very
    quickly.
    This type of access is much faster than serial access
    as it does not have to start from the beginning of the
    storage medium.
    Direct access is used with Hard Disk Drives and CDs
    or DVDs.
    Direct access is used in modern storage devices
    where speed of access is vital.
    It is also used in situations where fast access of data
    is important like online booking systems or point of
    sale terminals in shops.

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