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QSAM (Queued Sequential Access Method) QSAM is probably the most straightforward of the access methods (from the point of view of an application programmer). QSAM is used for sequential files. It uses multiple buffers and deblocks input records automatically. Previously, sequential files were managed using other access methods such as BSAM and BPAM; these access methods require the user to manage the buffers and do the deblocking. (The VSAM ESDS cluster is a rival form of sequential file, but QSAM has not yet been replaced by VSAM ESDS.) QSAM also handles the chore of s