Quiz 8 on Chapter 10, Database April 8, 2008

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Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. ____ 1. ____ is a computer phrase that points out the accuracy of a computers output depends on the accuracy of its input. a. Nothing ventured, nothing gained (NVNG) b. Bad data, bad info (BDBI) c. Garbage in, garbage out (GIGO) d. What you see is what you get (WYSIWYG) 2. A database contains files, a file contains ____. a. characters, a character contains fields, and a field is made up of records b. fields, a field contains characters, and a character is made up of records c. records, a record contains characters, and a character is made up of fields d. records, a record contains fields, and a field is made up of characters 3. A ____ is the smallest unit of data a computer can process. a. bit c. field b. character d. record 4. ____ is a common data type that consists of lengthy text entries. a. Numeric c. Object b. Memo d. Date 5. If the lowest annual fee at a discount warehouse is $20.25 and the highest is $55.50, a(n) ____ on the Annual Fee field ensures it is a value between $20.25 and $55.50. a. range check c. consistency check b. completeness check d. alphabetic/numeric check 6. A(n) ____ tests the data in two or more associated fields to ensure that the relationship is logical. a. range check c. consistency check b. completeness check d. alphabetic/numeric check 7. A major weakness of a lot of file processing systems is that ____. a. they have redundant data and they isolate data b. they are much more complex than a database c. data is more vulnerable than data in a database d. all of the above 8. When compared with a file processing system, a database offers all of the following except ____. a. reduced data redundancy b. easier access and shared data c. reduced development time d. less required memory, storage, and processing power 9. In a log, a DBMS places ____. a. a copy of a record prior to a change c. a copy of a record after a change b. the actual change to a record d. all of the above 10. In a relational database, each row ____. a. and each column has a primary key b. has a unique name and each column has a primary key c. has a primary key and each column has a unique name d. and each column has a unique name

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____ 11. A user of a relational database refers to a file as a ____. a. Table c. row b. Column d. relationship ____ 12. A user of a relational database refers to a record as a ____. a. Table c. row b. Column d. relationship ____ 13. A user of a relational database refers to a field as a ____. a. Table c. row b. Column d. relationship ____ 14. In a relational database, users can set up a relationship between tables at any time, but the tables must have a common ____. a. record c. column b. row d. key ____ 15. In the ASCII and EBCDIC coding schemes, each byte represents a single ____, which can be a number, letter, punctuation mark, or other symbol. a. unit c. index b. character d. bit ____ 16. In a database, the data ____ specifies the kind of data a field can contain and how the field is used. a. model c. type b. mode d. variant ____ 17. ____ is a common data type that includes letters, numbers, or special characters. a. Alpha c. Metric b. Character d. Text ____ 18. In a database, a(n) ____ is a group of related fields. a. table c. record b. key d. primary field ____ 19. In a database, a(n) ____ field is a field that uniquely identifies each record in a file. a. main c. master b. identifying d. key ____ 20. A data ____ is a huge database that stores and manages the data required to analyze historical and current transactions. a. stockyard c. storehouse b. warehouse d. storage unit

Quiz 8 on Chapter 10, Database Answer Section

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. ANS: OBJ: 2. ANS: OBJ: 3. ANS: OBJ: 4. ANS: OBJ: 5. ANS: OBJ: 6. ANS: OBJ: 7. ANS: OBJ: 8. ANS: OBJ: 9. ANS: OBJ: 10. ANS: OBJ: 11. ANS: OBJ: 12. ANS: OBJ: 13. ANS: OBJ: 14. ANS: OBJ: 15. ANS: OBJ: 16. ANS: OBJ: 17. ANS: OBJ: 18. ANS: OBJ: 19. ANS: OBJ: 20. ANS: OBJ: 21. ANS: TS: C 2 D 4 A 4 B 4 A 5 C 5 A 6 D 7 A 7 D 7 B 8 C 8 A 8 C 8 B 8 C 8 B 4 C 4 D 4 C 4 D 1 PTS: 1 PTS: 1 PTS: 1 PTS: 1 PTS: 1 PTS: 1 PTS: 1 PTS: 1 PTS: 1 PTS: 1 PTS: 1 PTS: 1 PTS: 1 PTS: 1 PTS: 1 PTS: 1 PTS: 1 PTS: 1 PTS: 1 PTS: 1 DIF: S DIF: P DIF: P DIF: P DIF: S DIF: S DIF: P DIF: P DIF: S DIF: P DIF: P DIF: P DIF: P DIF: P DIF: P DIF: P DIF: P DIF: P DIF: S DIF: P REF: 516 REF: 517 REF: 518 REF: 518 REF: 523 REF: 523 REF: 524 REF: 525 REF: 530 REF: 531 REF: 532 REF: 533 REF: 533 REF: 533 REF: 533 REF: 533 REF: 518 REF: 518 REF: 518 REF: 519

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