If a file is stored ____ and has several sections residing in widely separated cylinders of a disk pack, sequentially accessing all of its records could be a time-consuming task.
A) randomly
B) noncontiguously
C) contiguously
D) on several volumes

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Noncontiguous storage means that the file's sections are not stored in adjacent disk locations. As a result, accessing all of the file's records in sequence will be time-consuming and require multiple disk accesses.

If a File Is Stored ____ and Has Several Sections