An advantage of blocking a tape is that

A. additional processing time is consumed

B. the direct file method can be emulated

C. tapes contain less data and longer tapes

D. less tape is used to store the same amount of data

E. None of the above

Answer: Option D

Solution(By Examveda Team)

An advantage of blocking a tape is that less tape is used to store the same amount of data . Tape storage is a system in which magnetic tape is used as a recording media to store data. With data volumes growing rapidly worldwide, tape storage is the most suitable system for data storage requiring large capacity.