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Databases and Queries

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a database?

a)

A software package used to store information

b)

Something that has a list

c)

A spreadsheet

d)

A table of data

2.

Who might use a database?

a)

School

b)

Police

c)

Employer

d)

All of the above

3.

Short text, date, long text and number are all examples of what?

a)

Data types

b)

Headings

c)

Fields

d)

Records

4.

A column in a database is better known as a...

a)

Record

b)

Query

c)

Field

d)

Form

5.

A row in a database is better known as

a)

Record

b)

Query

c)

Field

d)

Form

6.

True or false - it is important to check our literacy (spelling, capital letters, etc) when inputting data into a database

a)

True

b)

False

7.

A query is used to

a)

Sort the database in alphabetical order

b)

Search the database

c)

Delete records

d)

Create a form

8.

If we are running a query and looking for all records with a date before 1999, we type what into the criteria?

a)

>1999

b)

>01/01/1999

c)

<01/01/1999

d)

<1999

9.

The best data type to choose for date of birth would be

a)

Number

b)

Date/Time

c)

Text

d)

Currency

10.
How many records are in this database?
a)
8
b)
5
c)
10
d)
12
11.
One of the members of the Sports Club has decided to resign.  What would the secretary do with the record for that member on the database?
a)
Amend the record
b)
Delete the field
c)
Delete the record
d)
Delete the file
12.
A sports club needs to store information about each member.  The individual information about each member is called a:
a)
Field
b)
File
c)
Table
d)
Record
13.
The Sports Club has had an Open Day and has gained a new member.  How will they add their details to the database?
a)
Add another field
b)
Amend a record
c)
Add a new record
d)
Delete a record
14.
A gym has a database with all their members they want to include email addresses in the database, what will they do?
a)
Add a record
b)
Add a field
c)
Edit a record
d)
Delete a field
15.

A health club wants to find all the members who use the club 3 days or more a week.  What will they put in the query in the 'days' criteria?

a)

>3

b)

<3

c)

<=3

d)

>=3

16.
What is letter "A" showing?
a)
Where to configure the Join properties
b)
Where to Run the query
c)
Where to configure which fields and criteria are used for the Query
17.
A query can get its data from
a)
a. one or more tables.
b)
b. existing queries.
c)
c. a combination of a and b.
d)
d. all of the above.
18.
A football team keeps a database about its players. Which query would allow them to produce a query showing players who are strikers and who have scored 20 goals or more?
a)
Position = "Striker" OR Goals = 20
b)
Position = "Striker" AND Goals = 20
c)
Position = "Striker" or Goals >=20
d)
Position = "Striker" AND Goals >= 20
19.
Wildcard that represents any collection of characters
a)
Asterisk
b)
Question Mark
c)
Query
d)
Equal Sign
20.
A bookshop owner is using the shop's database to help a customer.  The customer is looking for a particular author but cannot remember their full name.  The customer remembers that the surname of the author starts with the letters "Co".  What kind of query could the bookshop owner use to find this information?
a)
Parameter
b)
GroupBy
c)
Wildcard
d)
Selection