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Database concepts worksheet questions

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What makes you “information rich”?

a)

Having a lot of money

b)

Access to many different sources of information

c)

Owning a powerful computer

d)

Having fast broadband only

2.

You are information poor if you don’t have much money.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Which of the following is an advantage of a computerised database?

a)

It always works without electricity

b)

It takes up more physical space than paper

c)

It is quicker to search and easier to edit

d)

It can only store one record at a time

4.

What is a whole set of data in a database called?

a)

Field

b)

Record

c)

File

d)

Folder

5.

What is a field in a database?

a)

A complete collection of records

b)

A separate heading of information inside a record

c)

A backup copy of a database

d)

A list of all the tables

6.

Which data type is most suitable for storing a phone number?

a)

Number

b)

Currency

c)

Text

d)

Boolean

7.

Which data type should be used for this information: 123.22, 453.22, 232.21 ?

a)

Text

b)

Number

c)

Boolean

d)

Date/Time

8.

Which data type can store values such as TRUE or FALSE?

a)

Text

b)

Number

c)

Boolean

d)

Date/Time

9.

Information is ______ data.

a)

Raw

b)

Processed

c)

Binary

d)

Coded

10.

A database that stores all data in a single table is called a…

a)

Flat file database

b)

Multi-table database

c)

Relational database

d)

Hierarchical database

11.

A database that stores data in more than one linked table is called a…

a)

Flat file database

b)

Single-file database

c)

Multi-table (relational) database

d)

Linear database

12.

If this table is sorted in ascending order for the PET TYPE field, what would be the last name?

a)

John Brown

b)

Aisha Khan

c)

Gillian Smith

d)

Samir Patel

13.

If this table is sorted in descending order for the PET NAME field, what would be the last PET TYPE?

a)

Dog

b)

Cat

c)

Rabbit

d)

Fish

14.

What is another name for the PRIMARY KEY?

a)

Main field

b)

Key field

c)

Master field

d)

Link field

15.

What is used to ask questions about a database and extract specific data?

a)

Form

b)

Query

c)

Report

d)

Macro

16.

What do we call a field which is used to link tables together?

a)

Link field

b)

Join field

c)

Foreign key

d)

Secondary key

17.

What type of search is this? Search on price field for > £150

a)

Simple search

b)

Complex search

c)

Wildcard search

d)

Pattern search

18.

What is another way to describe sorting from Z to A?

a)

Random

b)

Alphabetical

c)

Ascending

d)

Descending

19.

“46” on its own is an example of…

a)

Data

b)

Information

c)

Knowledge

d)

A query

20.

‘Mr Cunningham is 46 and will soon be able to join Saga for the over 50s.’ This is an example of…

a)

Data

b)

Information

c)

Knowledge

d)

Validation

21.

What is the name given to the process of restricting or checking that data entered is allowed?

a)

Verification

b)

Validation

c)

Encryption

d)

Formatting