Basic Database And MS Access Concepts Quiz!
A database is a systematic collection of information or data in electronic form, which can be accessed, retrieved and updated. This process is executed in a DBMS (Database management system). Whereas, Microsoft Access is an application that helps in maintaining and organizing databases for reporting and analysis. Take this quiz to test your knowledge about the concepts of Database and MS Access. So, let's try out the quiz. All the best!
- 1.A table called students has to be searched to find out how many males are in the class. Which object can be used to achieve this?
- A.
Macros
- B.
Forms
- C.
Queries
- D.
Reports
- E.
Modules
- 2.What command can be used to close the current database?
- A.
File -> Close
- B.
File -> Exit
- C.
File -> End
- D.
File -> Quit
- 3.What command can be used to close Microsoft Access?
- A.
File -> Close
- B.
File -> Exit
- C.
File -> End
- D.
File -> Quit
- 4.Which property of a field enables you to simplify the task of data entry and control the values that users enter for a field?
- A.
Validation Rule
- B.
Default
- C.
Caption
- D.
Validation Text
- E.
Input Mask
- 5.The Database Administrator of a company has the records of employee details in the Employee table. He carries out frequent searches based on the address field of the Employee table. What should he do to make the search faster?
- A.
Index the Address field of the Employee table
- B.
Set the Address field as the primary key
- C.
Set the EmployeeID as the primary key
- D.
Use a validation rule on the address field
- 6.The association that is created between tables when they are joined is called a __________________.
- A.
Module
- B.
Relationship
- C.
One-to-one
- D.
Referential Integrity
- E.
Macro
- 7.What are the different types of relationships? (Choose all that apply)
- A.
One-to-one
- B.
One-to-many
- C.
Many-to-one
- D.
Many-to-many
- 8.Which of the following database objects allows you to search for information and then display the result?
- A.
Query
- B.
Table
- C.
Report
- D.
Forms
- 9.The diagram below shows the navigation buttons on a form. What does the button x represent?
- A.
First Record
- B.
Previous Record
- C.
Next Record
- D.
Last Record
- E.
New Record
- 10.A function which causes retrieval of any kind of data from the database is considered as
- A.
Key
- B.
Query
- C.
Structure
- D.
Storing cycle
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