The blocking factor is: – McqOptions

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1.	The blocking factor is:
A.	a group of fields stored in adjacent memory.
B.	the number of physical records per page.
C.	attributes grouped together by the same primary key.
D.	attributes grouped together by the same secondary key.
Answer» C. attributes grouped together by the same primary key.

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