Information Processing

What is an automatic computer check to make sure data entered is sensible and reasonable known as?

• Double entry
• Verification
• Validation
• Proofreading

What validation type would you use to check that numbers fell within a certain range?

• Range check
• Presence check
• Data Type check

• Length check

What validation type checks that a field is not left blank?

• Format check
• Length check
• Presence check
• Consistency Check

What validation type checks a minimum number of characters have been entered?

• Length check
• Data Type check

• Range check
• Consistency Check

Which of the following statements is false?

• Validation can check that the data is sensible
• Validation can check that the data falls between certain allowable boundaries
• Validation can check that the data is correct
• Validation is a computer-based error checking technique

What validation type checks that the gender of a person is "M" if the title is "Mr"

• Consistency Check

• Presence Check

• Range Check

• Data Type Check

What type of validation method is highlighted in the image above

• Consistency check

• Range check

• Presence check

• Length check

Occurs where the person entering the data accidentally changes the order of numbers or letters.

• Transposition Errors

• Transmission Errors

• Typographical Errors

• Transcription Errors

In a clothes shop, dress sizes may range from 8 to 18. What type of check will ensure that the customer only enters dress sizes 10, 12, 14 and you would prevent anyone trying to enter text such as ‘ten’ or ‘ten and a half’.

• Range check

• Data Type check

• Presence check

• Length check

What type of Validation are the following examples of ?

<500

> = 720 Y < 847

> = 85

• Presence Check

• Data Type Check

• Range Check

• Length Check