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Memory
Data storage
Data Organization
File operations
Other
100
Contents are lost when the program ends or the computer loses power
What is volatile memory
100
Letters, numbers, and special symbols, such as “A”, “7”, and “$”
What are characters
100
Single useful data items that are composed of one or more characters
What is a field
100
Getting a file ready for reads and writes in most programming languages.
What is opening a file
100
A temporary detour in the logic of a program
What is a control break
200
Contents are not lost when a computer loses power
What is non-volatile memory
200
A file in which records are stored one after another in some order
What is a sequential file
200
Groups of fields that go together for some logical reason
What is a record
200
To copy data from a file on a storage device into RAM
What is to read a file
200
A break in the logic of the program that is based on the value of a single variable
What is a single level control break
300
Thousands of bytes
What is kilobytes
300
A file in which records can be located in any order
What is a random access file
300
Groups of records and fields in a database
What are records
300
To make a file no longer available to your application
What is to close a file
300
A file that holds temporary data that is used to update the master file
What is a transaction file
400
Millions of bytes
What is megabytes
400
The combination of the disk drive plus the complete hierarchy of directories in which a file resides
What is a path
400
A copy that is kept in case values need to be restored to their original state
What is a backup copy
400
The order in which your input records must be organized, based on the field that will cause the breaks when generating a control break report
What is sequential order
400
Applications that require a record be accessed immediately while a client is waiting
What are real-time applications
500
Billions of bytes
What is gigabytes
500
The more general term for an entity that organizes files
What is a directory
500
The saved version of a master file
What is a parent file
500
Combining two or more files while maintaining the sequential order
What is merging files
500
Random access files that enable you to locate a particular record directly (without reading all of the preceding records)
What are direct access files