What are resource databases and record databases in Palm OS?
Ans :- The Palm OS organizes the storage heap (or heaps) into databases as the primary way to store information. A Palm OS database is a set of memory blocks allocated from the storage heap. There are two kinds of Palm OS databases. A resource database contains a set of resources, which are memory blocks tagged with a resource type (a four-byte unsigned value) and a resource ID (a two-byte signed value). A record database contains a set of records, which are memory blocks tagged with a positional index (a two-byte unsigned value) and a unique ID (a three-byte unsigned value), along with some bit flags. Resource databases are used to hold data that doesn’t really fit into the linear model of a record database. For example, Palm OS applications are resource databases. Each data or code segment generated by the compiler is a resource. Forms, bitmaps, and strings are also commonly stored as resources. Database records on the handheld consist of the following two distinct parts: • Record He
