DASD

The "direct access" means that all data can be accessed directly in about the same amount of time rather than having to progress sequentially through the data.

Read more about DASD: - SearchStorage.com provides news about and selected links to more information about various forms of storage. - The Storage Guide at Tom's Hardware site provides an explanation about hard disk drives.

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