To put data in a particular order, what operation should you perform?
A. Search
B. Retrieve
C. Sort
D. Quest
What is c. sort
100
A ascending sort order would be the same as:
A. By last name
B. From Z to A
C. From 9 to A
D. From 0 to 9
What is D. From 0-9
100
Last name, first name and phone number are all examples of:
A. Entries.
B. Records.
C. Data.
D. Fields.
What is D. Fields
100
Used for storing dates and times in a specific format to allow you to do such things as aging an account or time an event
What is Date/Time
100
1. An advantage of a database program is:
a. all of the records can be seen at one time
b. data can be added and edited easily
c. records are easily sorted
d. communication can be added
What is c. records are easily sorted.
200
In a database, all the information about one subject is called:
a. data
b. information
c. field
d. record
What is record
200
In a database, an ascending sort means:
A. Putting data in A to Z order.
B. Putting data in Z to A order.
C. Putting data in reverse number order.
D. Putting data in a search order.
What is A. Putting data in A to Z order
200
One piece or item of information in a database is known as a/an:
A. Record.
B. Entry.
C. File.
D. Field.
What is b. entry
200
can be one of two entries, basically YES or NO (TRUE or FALSE)
What is logical
200
2. A student might use an electronic database to:
a. keep track of names and addresses of friends
b. to write a report
c. to average his or her grades
d. to send an e-mail message
What is a. keep track of names and address of friends
300
What term applies to a collection of related records in a database?
A. Field
B. Clipboard
C. File
D. Form
What is c. file
300
If books are organized from the most expensive to the cheapest, what is the sort order?
a. criterion order
b. numerical order
c. ascending order
d. descending order
What is d. descending order
300
In an electronic database, all the information about one subject is called:
A. Data.
B. A record.
C. A field.
D. Information
What is B. a record
300
used to store purely numeric information
What is Number
300
3. Which is NOT a benefit of a computerized database?
a. sorts records quickly and accurately.
b. communicates with other computers in remote locations
c. can help keep accurate records of almost any type
d. can find specific records that match certain conditions
What is b. communicated with other computers in remote locations
400
To make a database of your friends' addresses that could be sorted by their last names, you would need to make "Last Name":
A. A record.
B. A field.
C. An entry.
D. An order.
What is B. a field
400
Which of the following list of money have be sorted in descending order?
A. $9.25, $8.34, $2.33, $2.34, $1.48
B. $2.34, $8.34, $1.48, $2.33, $9.25
C. $9.25, $8.34, $2.34, $2.33, $1.48
D. $1.48, $2.33, $2.34, $8.34, $9.25
What is c
400
The four parts of a database listed in ascending order are:
a. file, record, field, entry
b. entry, field, file, record
c. entry, field, record, file
d. record, file, field, entry
What is b. entry, field, file, record
400
An example of a connector is:
A. Quest.
B. Possible.
C. And.
D. Sometimes
What is C. And
400
The mathematical operator meaning less than is written as:
A. >
B. =<
C. =\
D. <
What is D. <
500
All of the following terms are related to databases EXCEPT for:
A. Search
B. Entry
C. Data
D. Character retrieval
What is d. character retrieval
500
Students lined up from the youngest to the oldest would be an example of what sort order?
A. Criterion order
B. Numerical order
C. Ascending order
D. Descending order
What is C. Ascending order
500
A group of related fields is known as:
A. Data.
B. Characters.
C. A file.
D. A record.
What is D. A record
500
used to store alphanumeric information. May also be called a character field
What is Text
500
An example of a computerized database program found in a school would be:
A. A typing tutor program.
B. A math program in the computer lab.
C. A storybook CD used in kindergarten.
D. An automated card catalog system in the media center.
What is D. An automated card catalog system in the media center