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Information Processing

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is an automatic computer check to make sure data entered is sensible and reasonable known as?
a)
Double entry
b)
Verification
c)
Validation
d)

Proofreading

2.
What validation type would you use to check that numbers fell within a certain range?
a)
Range check
b)
Presence check
c)

Data Type check

d)

Length check

3.
What validation type checks that a field is not left blank?
a)
Format check
b)
Length check
c)
Presence check
d)

Consistency Check

4.
What validation type checks a minimum number of characters have been entered?
a)
Length check
b)

Data Type check

c)
Range check
d)

Consistency Check

5.
Which of the following statements is false?
a)
Validation can check that the data is sensible
b)
Validation can check that the data falls between certain allowable boundaries
c)
Validation can check that the data is correct
d)

Validation is a computer-based error checking technique

6.

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

a)

Consistency Check

b)

Presence Check

c)

Range Check

d)

Data Type Check

7.

What type of validation method is highlighted in the image above

a)

Consistency check

b)

Range check

c)

Presence check

d)

Length check

8.

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

a)

Transposition Errors

b)

Transmission Errors

c)

Typographical Errors

d)

Transcription Errors

9.

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’.

a)

Range check

b)

Data Type check

c)

Presence check

d)

Length check

10.

What type of Validation are the following examples of ?

<500

> = 720 Y < 847

> = 85

a)

Presence Check

b)

Data Type Check

c)

Range Check

d)

Length Check

11.

Checking that data entered matches​ the original source is...

a)

Verification

b)

Validation

12.

Proofreading the online form before submitting.

a)

Validation

b)

Verification

13.

State the error

a)

46/07/1997

b)

T Taylor

c)

Intermediate

d)

C Jones

14.

Select the data verification method(s)

a)

Double Data entry

b)

Range check

c)

Proofreading

d)

Data Type check

15.

A way of preventing errors when data is copied from one medium to another

a)

Verification

b)

Validation

16.

A Turnaround document

a)

is circulated among all the staff of an organization.

b)

is circulated among all the heads of departments of an organization.

c)

is output at one point which later comes back as an input

d)

is all the above

17.

The most important purpose of a turnaround document is to

a)

serve as a source document

b)

provide an audit trail for the external auditor

c)

inform the bank of electronic funds deposits

d)

requires an electronic device to verify the data on the document

18.

This type of document does not need to be manually typed in by a person

a)

human-readable

b)

machine-readable

c)

turnaround

d)

source document

19.

Data from source documents are usually typed into the computer. Based on this definition this source document would BEST be considered which of the following?

a)

human readable

b)

machine readable

c)

turnaround

d)

None of the above

20.

Various methods of validation check is used to validate the data entered in one of the fields in the data entry form given above - Which of the following best describes how data type check can be applied to the First Name field?

a)

Data Type check ensures that the name entered makes sense

b)

Data Type check ensures that letters are entered into the field not numbers

c)

Data Type check ensures that the name entered meets the correct length of characters

d)

Data Type check ensures that the name is matches the gender of the student

21.

Various methods of validation check is used to validate the data entered in one of the fields in the data entry form given above - Which of the following best describes how reasonableness check can be applied to the 'Number of Siblings' field?

a)

Reasonableness check ensures that the number of sibling entered meets the correct range of numbers

b)

Reasonableness check ensures that numbers not letters are entered into the field

c)

Reasonableness check ensures that the number of sibling entered meets the correct length of characters

d)

Reasonableness check ensures that the number of sibling entered is a realistic value

22.

Various methods of validation check is used to validate the data entered in one of the fields in the data entry form given above - Which of the following combination of fields would you apply a consistency check?

a)

Number of Siblings and Current Age

b)

Date of Birth and Current Age

c)

Current Age and First Name

d)

Date of Birth and Number of Siblings

23.

Various methods of validation check is used to validate the data entered in one of the fields in the data entry form given above - Which of the following field(s) would you apply a range check to ensure the student can be enrolled in the school at grade 7?

a)

Current Age

b)

Number of Siblings

c)

First Name

d)

Date of Birth

24.

A ______ check compares the contents of two or more fields to make sure they make sense.

a)

consistency

b)

range

c)

data type

d)

format

25.
A rule to make sure that only reasonable and sensible data is entered.
a)
Filter
b)
Query
c)
Validation
d)
Verification