Data Types and Formats Quiz

Charlotte is organizing data for a school project. Which of the following is an example of structured data?

• A video file

• A handwritten letter

• A database table of employee records

• A PDF resume

• A social media post

Anika is working on a project that involves analyzing various types of data. Which of the following is true about the unstructured data she might encounter?

• It can always be stored in a relational database.

• It does not exist in the real world.

• It includes only text-based data.

• It often includes videos, images, and audio files.

• It cannot be analyzed.

Arjun is working on a project where he needs to organize customer feedback data. He notices that the data includes tags and attributes but isn't fully organized in tables. How is this type of data best described?

• Completely organized data in table format.

• Unreadable data.

• Data with tags and attributes but not fully organized in tables.

• Raw data that hasn’t been processed.

• Data exclusively stored in relational databases.

Mia is working on a project where she needs to save a list of contacts in a file format that can be easily opened in spreadsheet applications. Which file format should she use for delimited files?

• .HTML

• .CSV

• .JSON

• .XML

• .VBS

James is working on a project where he needs to organize data in a CSV file. What typically separates the data fields in this type of file?

• Commas

• Tabs

• Spaces

• Pipes

• Semicolons

Rohan is working on a project that involves different types of data. Which of the following is an example of semi-structured data?

• A handwritten document

• An XML file

• A flat file

• A video file

• A database table

Benjamin is working on a project where he needs to choose a data format for exchanging information between a web server and a client. He is considering using JSON or XML. What is the main advantage of JSON over XML?

• JSON cannot be read by programming languages.

• JSON uses a simplified syntax with fewer requirements.

• JSON is a markup language.

• JSON cannot represent arrays.

• JSON requires more storage space than XML.

Avery is working on a project that involves storing a large amount of unstructured data, such as images and videos. Which type of data storage should Avery consider using?

• Relational databases

• BLOB storage

• SQL servers

• Excel spreadsheets

• Flat file databases

James is working on a project where he needs to ensure that data can be easily shared between different systems. What technology should he use to achieve this?

• Displaying web pages in a browser.

• Transferring data.

• Running scripts on a server.

• Managing relational databases.

• Converting unstructured data into JSON.

Grace is learning web development and wants to create a webpage. Which of the following statements about HTML is true?

• HTML is used to transfer data between servers and web applications.

• HTML is a markup language used to display information in a browser.

• HTML uses object-oriented syntax.

• HTML replaces the need for CSS in web design.

• HTML is primarily used for data analysis.