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| Type | Full Form | Use Case | Access Method | |------|-----------|----------|----------------| | KSDS | Key Sequenced Data Set | Indexed file with unique key (e.g., Customer master) | Direct by key, sequential | | ESDS | Entry Sequenced Data Set | Log or audit trail | Sequential only | | RRDS | Relative Record Data Set | Fixed-length records accessed by record number | Direct by RRN | | LDS | Linear Data Set | Byte-stream storage (e.g., DB2 logs) | Data-in-virtual (DIV) | mainframe refresher part 2 by muthu PDF FORMAT
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