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WorksheetsITX202 - Database Basics
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
What is a database?
A software package used to store information
Something that has a list
A spreadsheet
A table of data
Who might use a database?
School
Police
Employer
All of the above
In school, what kind of data might be stored in a database?
Favourite colour
Emergency contact details
Favourite food
Your mobile phone number
What is an advanage of a database?
You can input information
Its different to Excel
It saves files
Can search through and find information quickly
What is a unique identifying field called?
Field
Primary Key
Record
Query
Short text, date, long text and number are all examples of what?
Data types
Headings
Fields
Records
A column in a database is better known as a...
Record
Query
Field
Form
A row in a database is better known as
Record
Query
Field
Form
True or false - it is important to check our literacy (spelling, capital letters, etc) when inputting data into a database
True
False
A query is used to
Sort the database in alphabetical order
Search the database
Delete records
Create a form
If we are running a query and looking for all records with a date before 1999, we type what into the criteria?
>1999
>01/01/1999
<01/01/1999
<1999
Which of these holds lots of data?
Record
Field
Table
Drawing
The best data type to choose for a memberID would be
Number
Date/Time
Text
Currency
The best data type to choose for date of birth would be
Number
Date/Time
Text
Currency
In a database, data is stored in
Queries
Forms
Reports
Tables
In a database, all the information about one person or thing is called a
Worksheet
Presentation
Record
File
Which of the following statements best defines the word 'database'?
A database is a collection of data or information which is stored in a logical and structured way
A database is a collection of statistics stored only for computers.
A database does not collect data or information.
Which of the following uses paper-based databases?
Phonebook
Smart Phone
Computer
What is the difference between an entity and an attribute?
An attribute is a table in a database and an entity is a field
An attribute is a record in a database and an entity is a table
An attribute is a field in a database and an entity is a table
Why would you create a primary key?
To make each record in a database unique
To make each field in a database unique
To make each query in a database unique
Select the computer-based database
Phonebook
Chalkboard
Google search engine
A sports club needs to store information about each member. The all the information about each member is called a:
Field
File
Table
Record
The ID field in a table will usually use the auto-number data type
True
False
Columns in database tables are referred to as
Fields
Records
Entities
Rows in database tables are referred to as
Fields
Records
Entities
Tables in databases are referred to as
Fields
Records
Entities
All the data entered about a specific item within a table would be called a field
True
False
Each item from this list is classified as...
Name, Birthdate, Street, County , PostCode
Table
Record
Field
Which of the following is an example of a record?
347
ChannelType
351, Nature, Documentary, Bling, False
The HD field is using the data type Boolean
True
False
Which data type would be most suitable for Length?
Number
AutoNUmber
Yes/No
Short Text
Which of the following is an example of a field?
TimesPlayed
004
Holidays
Which of the following is a field in this database table?
DistrictName
3
Northend
+
Select the elements that make up the definition of a database
Organised
Collection of Information
Manageable
Fields
Microsoft Access is the only database software in use
True
False
zero or one
