Direct access:
A)Means no passwords are required to access data items in a database.
B)Is the same as sequential access.
C)Is the same as random access.
D)Is the process used by magnetic tape storage medium.

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Direct access refers to the ability to access a particular data item in a database using a specific address or location, rather than having to search through the data sequentially. This is often used in the context of random access memory (RAM) or hard disk drives. Magnetic tape storage medium uses sequential access, where data is accessed in a linear, sequential order. Therefore, option C is the best choice. Option A is incorrect because passwords may still be necessary to access a database through direct access. Option B is incorrect because sequential access involves accessing data items in order, rather than directly. Option D is incorrect because it describes sequential access, not direct access.

Direct Access