Microsoft Access Database Application Quiz Questions

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  • 1. 
    Which of he following is NOT a part of a database?
    • A. 

      Tables

    • B. 

      Records

    • C. 

      Fields

    • D. 

      Worksheets

  • 2. 
    In a database, each _________________ contains a collection of related data.
    • A. 

      Table

    • B. 

      Record

    • C. 

      Field

    • D. 

      None of the above

  • 3. 
    In a database, a _____________ is a unit of information about one individual or item.
    • A. 

      Table

    • B. 

      Record

    • C. 

      Field

    • D. 

      File

  • 4. 
    In a record, each separate piece of data, such as a last name, a first name, or an address, is called a _____________.
    • A. 

      File

    • B. 

      Field

    • C. 

      Record

    • D. 

      Table

  • 5. 
    Databases are useful only if they are ___________.
    • A. 

      Big

    • B. 

      Detailed

    • C. 

      Accurate

    • D. 

      Expensive

  • 6. 
    What does GIGO stand for?
    • A. 

      Get in, get out

    • B. 

      Garbage in, garbage out

    • C. 

      Good information in, good information out

    • D. 

      Garbage input, garbage output

  • 7. 
    When creating the Mystery database, what database type did you create?
    • A. 

      Relational database

    • B. 

      Key field database

    • C. 

      Organizational database

    • D. 

      Flat file database

  • 8. 
    The use of a password can help presere a database's _____________.
    • A. 

      Privacy

    • B. 

      Security

    • C. 

      Accurace

    • D. 

      Integrity

  • 9. 
    Which of the following is a way to sort data?
    • A. 

      Chronologically

    • B. 

      Alphabetically

    • C. 

      Numerically

    • D. 

      All of the above

    • E. 

      None of the above

  • 10. 
    If you sort data in order of decreasing value such as Z-A, or 10-1, what type of sort are you using?
    • A. 

      Ascending

    • B. 

      Descending

    • C. 

      Incremental

    • D. 

      Exponential

  • 11. 
    What is a query?
    • A. 

      A question you ask a database

    • B. 

      A question you ask a record

    • C. 

      A question you ask a table

    • D. 

      A question you ask a field

  • 12. 
    What is WYSIWYG?
    • A. 

      What you say is what you get

    • B. 

      Why you say is why you get

    • C. 

      What you state is what you've got

    • D. 

      What you see is what you get

  • 13. 
    What does SQL stand for?
    • A. 

      Structured query language

    • B. 

      Stated question language

    • C. 

      System query lingo

    • D. 

      Status query language

  • 14. 
    What does a filter do?
    • A. 

      Make more records available

    • B. 

      Hide records from view

    • C. 

      Slow down processing

    • D. 

      Add to the quantity of data

  • 15. 
    When I add my name to a store database, that is an example of ______________?
    • A. 

      Batch processing

    • B. 

      Database processing

    • C. 

      Unit processing

    • D. 

      Transactional processing

  • 16. 
    A database is an organized collection of information.
    • A. 

      True

    • B. 

      False

  • 17. 
    Databases typically store their data in one big table.
    • A. 

      True

    • B. 

      False

  • 18. 
    A field's data type determines what kind of information can be stored there.
    • A. 

      True

    • B. 

      False

  • 19. 
    A computerized database can store millions of telephone numbers.
    • A. 

      True

    • B. 

      False

  • 20. 
    One disadvantage of computerized databases is that they limit your ability to arrange information.
    • A. 

      True

    • B. 

      False

  • 21. 
    A database is a collection of related information, but a database management system is a type of software program.
    • A. 

      True

    • B. 

      False

  • 22. 
    A multimedia database acts as an index to let users find and view all kinds of multimedia files.
    • A. 

      True

    • B. 

      False

  • 23. 
    A query lets you speed up the prowsing process by finding information that matches specifically to your criteria.
    • A. 

      True

    • B. 

      False

  • 24. 
    The same features that make databases efficient tools also enables them to keep data secure.
    • A. 

      True

    • B. 

      False

  • 25. 
    If you sort a database's information chronologically, then you are sorting letters and symbols.
    • A. 

      True

    • B. 

      False

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