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    How do you write the mathematical operator "equal to or greater than"?

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This database exam will test your knowledge of basic concepts and terms associated with creating databases.

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  • 2. 

    What is the arrangement of data in a field in alphabetical order?

    • Filing

    • Numbering

    • Searching

    • Sorting

    Correct Answer
    A. Sorting
  • 3. 

    What type of software is designed to act as an electronic filing cabinet organizing collections of data?

    • Database

    • Desktop publishing

    • Spreadsheet

    • Word processing

    Correct Answer
    A. Database
  • 4. 

    Which is NOT true about database programs?

    • Are an excellent way to organize information

    • Can be printed

    • Can find information quickly

    • Can only hold up to 100 records

    Correct Answer
    A. Can only hold up to 100 records
  • 5. 

    How would you find the phone number of one particular student from 500 names and addresses of students enrolled at your school?

    • Perform a search of all boys in the database

    • Perform a search using the student's name as the criteria

    • Sort the database and scroll through the records

    • Sort the database in descending order

    Correct Answer
    A. Perform a search using the student's name as the criteria
  • 6. 

    What does descending order mean?

    • A to Z alphabetical order

    • Connecting order

    • Search numerical order

    • Z to A alphabetical order

    Correct Answer
    A. Z to A alphabetical order
  • 7. 

    How do you write the mathematical operator "less than"?

    • =/

    • =

    • >

    Correct Answer
    A.
  • 8. 

    Which is NOT a field type to consider when creating a database?

    • Date

    • Item

    • Number

    • Text

    Correct Answer
    A. Item
  • 9. 

    What item could an electronic database be compared to?

    • Copier

    • Fax machine

    • File cabinet

    • Telephone

    Correct Answer
    A. File cabinet
  • 10. 

    Why would a travel agent use a database?

    • Communicate with cruise ships

    • Forecast the summer season

    • Get airline schedules for clients

    • Print vacation brochures

    Correct Answer
    A. Get airline schedules for clients
  • 11. 

    In a database containing information about North Carolina and its counties, how would you find the county with the most people?

    • Filter the population field using >10,000

    • Rank the counties by name and scroll through the list

    • Search each county record

    • Sort the records by population in descending order

    Correct Answer
    A. Sort the records by population in descending order
  • 12. 

    If books are organized from the most expensive to the cheapest, what is the sort order?

    • Ascending

    • Criterion

    • Descending

    • Numerical

    Correct Answer
    A. Descending
  • 13. 

    If you had a database of names and phone numbers, what would LAST NAME, FIRST NAME, and pHONE NUMBER be examples of?

    • Data

    • Entries

    • Fields

    • Records

    Correct Answer
    A. Fields
  • 14. 

    What is NOT a reason a business might use a computerized database?

    • Designing a brochure for advertising purposes

    • Keeping an appointment calendar with patients or customers

    • Keeping their inventory up to date

    • Maintaining a list of loyal customers

    Correct Answer
    A. Designing a brochure for advertising purposes
  • 15. 

    What operator would you use for the word "exceeds"?

    • >

    • =>

    • =

    Correct Answer
    A. >
  • 16. 

    When creating a database about African countries, what type of field would the square miles (land size) be?

    • Logical

    • Miles

    • Number

    • Text

    Correct Answer
    A. Number
  • 17. 

    What feature displays records that meet a specific criteria from a database?

    • Edit

    • Filter

    • Recall

    • View

    Correct Answer
    A. Filter
  • 18. 

    What is a wildcard?

    • A character to take the place of an unknown

    • A symbol such as

    • A way of sorting values in a deck of cards

    • An ace of spades

    Correct Answer
    A. A character to take the place of an unknown
  • 19. 

    What is a group of related fields known as?

    • Characters

    • Data

    • Files

    • Records

    Correct Answer
    A. Records
  • 20. 

    Why might a student use an electronic database?

    • Average his or her grades for math class

    • Keep tract of friends' names and addresses

    • Send an e-mail message to his or her parents

    • Write a report for a history class

    Correct Answer
    A. Keep tract of friends' names and addresses
  • 21. 

    What is another term for the categories when creating a database?

    • Entry

    • Field

    • File

    • Record

    Correct Answer
    A. Field
  • 22. 

    Which operator would you use for the words "at most"?

    • >

    • =>

    • =

    Correct Answer
    A. =
  • 23. 

    What are the four parts of a database listed in ascending order?

    • Entry, field, file, record

    • Entry, field, record, file

    • File, field, entry, record

    • File, record, field, entry

    Correct Answer
    A. Entry, field, file, record
  • 24. 

    What term applies to a collection of  related records in a database?

    • Clipboard

    • Field

    • File

    • Form

    Correct Answer
    A. File
  • 25. 

    What do you call words like "and" and "or" when you are filtering, querying, or searching records?

    • Commands

    • Connectors

    • Forms

    • Operators

    Correct Answer
    A. Connectors

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