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Basics of Database Management System (DBMS) Set 2
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1. It Is used to build and modify database objects and also to create new queries B. C. D.
Datasheet view
Design view
Print preview
Layout preview
2. It shows the appearance and layout of a report, table or form in order to confirm what will be printed.
Datasheet view
Design view
Print preview
Layout preview
3. It examines a small portion or sample of your data in a report before printing it.
Datasheet view
Design view
Print preview
Layout preview
4. A report form
Appears on the computer monitor during data entry
Is used during report generation to format data
both (a) and (b)
All of the above
5. Which of the following columns can not be found in the macro design window?
Arguments column
Comment column
Conditions column
Actions column
6. The ascending order of a data hierarchy ios:
Bit, byte, field, record, file, database
Bit, byte, record, field, file, database
Byte, bit, field, record, file, database
Byte, bit, record, field, file, database
7. A good query system
Can accept English language commands
Allows non-programmers to access information stored in a database
Can be accessed only by data prssing professionals
Both (A) and (B)
8. How do you freeze a field a column or field in Microsoft Access?
Click anywhere in the column and select Edit>Freeze Column form the menu
Place an ice cube in the column
Click anywhere in the column and click the freeze button on the toolbar
Right click the column and select freeze columns from the shortcut menu
9. Within Table Datasheet view, how can you display associated records from another table?
Click the expand indicator (+) next to a record
Double click the record.
Apply the filter by form command
None of the above
10. Which of the following is not a command to find specific word or phrases in a database?
Click the find button on the toolbar
Click the find button on the record navigation button area
Press Ctrl+F
Select Edit>Find from the menu.
11. One of the type libraries that you can use to programmatically connect to Microsoft Access data is
Collaborative Data Objects
ActiveX Data Objects
Dynamic Data Interfaces
None of the above
12. The data in a Pivot Table report is categorized using
Column headings
Items from the Pivot Table field list
Header rows
All of the above
13. Records are deleted using
DELETE command followed by pack
DELETE command without pack
DELETE command followed by zap
DELETE command without zap
14. You can enter data in a table in
design view
datasheet view
format view
None of the above
15. Creating a data file means
Designing base and defining the structure of the database
Getting the information about database
Selecting data from database
Deleting data from database
16. You want to keep track of addresses, phone numbers, parent/guardian names as well as class attendance, average and grades. Every so often you want to send reports home that select failing grades and excessive absences. The following of the Microsoft Office suit used in this course is best suited for this kind of information
Excel
PowerPoint
Access
Word
17. Each individual data items of record is called a
Field
Data type
Comment
All of the above
18. A large collections of files are called
Fields
Records
Databases
File system
19. Memo field in database file is used to
Store lengthy number
Store images
Store audio files
Store long textual information
20. Applications that rely on databases are
Supermarket stock control, theater bookings and payroll
Accounts, online banking, PowerPoint presentations
Internet shopping, robotics, computer games
Internet shopping, robotics, computer games
21. Which of the following is not a Access database object ?
table
form
query
datasheet
22. Data owners must protect their data against corruption or loss. One sensible method to achieving this is to
Take regular backups
Keep a hardcopy printout of all data
Keep fingers crossed at all times
None of the above
23. Facilities offered by databases are
The ability to store a large amount of data in a structured format, easy update, sort, query, production of reports
Easy editing, spell check, perform calculations, library of mathematical functions, replication
The ability to rotate images, copy and paste, fill scale
None of the above
24. When you double click a query object, you open
The object in design view
The object in print preview
The result of the query
The underlying table on which the query is based
25. Checks that are added to databases to detect unsuitable data on inpt are called
validation
verification
vegetation
None of the above
26. Auto Report allows you to
View a subset of your data
Create a simple report
Create a data entry form
Enter records
27. The asterisk (*) is sometimes used in database queries. This character is then called a
Wildcard
Dummy
Ditto
All of the above
28. When performing a look-up operation using a form
you enter the search value into the form
You look at each form sequentially until you see the one you want
You type the key in an entry line, and the correct form is displayed
All of the above
29. Which custom date format displays the numeric day of the year when a date is entered?
YY
YYYY
Y
All of the above
30. When you save an Access project, what fileformat do you use?
.adp
xm
mdb
All of above
31. Which of the following criterion would find records whose personality field does not equal “Nice”?
<>Nice
NOT Nice
<>”Nice”
IS NOT Nice
32. What is the maximum character field size you can set for a field that has a text data type?
64
255
512
All of the above
33. Which of the following fields would not make a suitable primary key ?
A date field
An invoice number
An autoNumber field
A customer’s social security number
34. Auto reports can contain each of the following elements except
A detail section
A page footer
A group header
All of the above
35. What is the abbreviation used for a software package that permits the user to create, retrieve and maintain records in a database? A. DASD B. FMS C. EMMS D. What is the abbreviation used for a software package that permits the user to create, retrieve and maintain records in a database?
EMMS
FMS
EMMS
DBMS
36. A repository for data, usually covering some specific topic is called
Data acquisition
Data bank
Real time
Database
37. A repository for data, usually covering some specific topic is called
Data acquisition
Data bank
Real time
Database
38. A repository for data, usually covering some specific topic is called
Data acquisition
Data bank
Real time
Database
39. A notation for defining the form and structure of data is known as
Data description language
Binary language
Data channels
Data definition language
40. A data item, which is not broken down into smaller units, is
Data element
Elementary data item
Data entry
Database management
41. Which of the following terms refers to the degree to which data in database system are accurate and correct?
Data security
Data validaity
Data independence
Data integrity
42. A repository for data, usually covering specific topic is
Database
Data requisition
Data bank
Data collection
43. A set of programs that handle firm’s database responsibilities is called a
Database Management System (DBMS)
Database Processing System (DBPS)
Data Management System (DMS)
All of above
44. Which of the following is not a relational database?
dBase IV
4th Dimension
FoxPro
Reflex
45. Which is used to provide the sight information to the right person at the right time for proper decision making ?
DBMS
MIS
ISO
PSO
46. Dbase-III was developed by
Dec
IBM
Ashton-tate
All of the above
47. What data type should you choose for a zip code field in a table?
Text
Number
Memo
All of above
48. A list consists of last names, first names, address and pin codes if all people in the list have the same last and the same pin code, a useful key would be
The pin code
The last name
A compound key consisting of the first name and the last name
All of the above
49. What happens when you add the asterisk (() from any field list ot a query?
The table will not include any fields from the table
B. The query sorts the table’s record in the order you specify
The query will include every field from the table*
The query uses the records from the table without displaying them
50. The modify operation is likely to be done after
delete
look up
insert
All of the above
51. The criteria BETWEEN 1/1/99 and 12/31/99 would which is proper
Display records between the dates 1/2/ 99 and 1/1/00
Display records between the dates 1/1/ 99 and 12/31/99
Display records whose dates equaled 1/1/99 or 12/31/99
All of the above
52. DDP stands for
Distributed Double Processing
Double Decimal Processing
Distributed Data Programming
Distributed Data Processing
53. To see sales amount figures totaled, into which drop area would you drag that field?
Drop column fields here
Drop row fields here
Drop data items here
None of the above
54. Which access feature do you use to develop applications that host access data on the web?
Dynamic web data
Data access pates
Html data pages
None of the above
55. What is the common name for a column of data within an Access table?
Field
Record
Row
None of the above
56. A data structure consisting of several fields, some or all of which are instances of the same data structure, is called
Field
Bead
Database
Data collection
57. A group of characters used to identiry a given low level instruction is
File
Record
Key field
Label
58. One or more characters used to identify a data field in a computer program is
File name
Database
Label
Group
59. In Form view, which command displays records alphabetically?
Find
Advanced Filter/Sort
Sort
All of the above
60. Where do report and forms get their information form?
Forms
Modules
Tables
Queries
Submit