Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. The act of transferring a unit of data between memory and a peripheral device is called
logical I/O.
2. Logical I/O is performed by software and physical I/O is performed by hardware.
3. A relative record number indicates a record’s position relative to the beginning of a file.
4. On many mainframes, the process of translating a logical I/O request to physical form is
performed by an access method.
5. Although they can all be plugged into the parallel port, laser printers, ink jet printers,
color printers, and even functionally similar printers manufactured by different
companies are different. The responsibility for performing unique, device-specific tasks
is assigned to a software routine called an access method board.

1. False
2. True
3. True
4. True
5. False