What is the difference between a Physical File & a Logical?
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Answer / david
In a database management system, a physical record is the actual binary representation of the data whereas the logical record is the text representation of the data that humans can read and understand.
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Answer / satyendra prajapati
In physical file it takes memory because it contain actual record.logical file not contain memory because it does not contain data its views of the data stored in physical file.
physical file have only one data format.logical file have more than one record format.physical file may exist SSD(secondary storage).Logical file does not exist SSD.
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Answer / saurav
Ph s like bytes are stored in a file.. Doesn't knw from whr d input is coming but lf is aware of it..
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Answer / anwar khan
PF file hold the actual data of a database file.
LF is a view of the logical view of data
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Answer / sarita
Physical file is the file that already present on disk or tape
and operating system can hide particular info of file is nothing but logical file.
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Answer / mithun paul
We can perform Update operations on PF. On the other hand
we can perform Update operations on simple LF(not with
multi format LF or Join LF)
Mithun Paul
KMG Infotech Ltd.
Kolkata
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Answer / ankit singh
1. When we open a file stored on a disk, its logical file is
created and we work on that file.
2. Once we save the file, the changes we made are reflected
in the physical file. If we don't save the file, the
physical file doesn't get affected.
3. When we close the file, the logical file which was
created on opening the file, gets destroyed.
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Answer / teja
The Physical file stores the actual data.
The Logical File is a sequenced VIEW of the data in the Phsyical FIle.
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