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WorksheetsDatabase Basics Quiz (Year 9)
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 19mins
What is a database?
A type of computer
A collection of organised data
A computer game
A website
Which best describes a database?
Random list of names
Organised collection of data
Game software
Printer file
A database is mainly used to:
Play music
Store and manage data
Browse the internet
Draw pictures
Which of these is an example of data?
Keyboard
Student name
Monitor
Printer
Which software can create a database?
Word
Excel
Microsoft Access
Paint
A school storing student records electronically uses a:
Paper database
Computer-based database
Manual system
Filing cabinet
A paper-based database is stored:
Online
On paper
In the cloud
On a server
Which is a paper-based database?
Spreadsheet
Notebook with records
USB drive
Email list
One advantage of paper-based databases is:
Fast searching
No electricity needed
Easy backup
Automatic sorting
One disadvantage of paper-based databases is:
Easy to lose
Secure
Fast
Portable
A computer-based database stores data:
On paper
Electronically
In books
On walls
Which is an example of a computer-based database?
Filing cabinet
Register book
Student database
Notebook
One advantage of a computer-based database is:
Needs no power
Fast searching
Easy to lose
Takes space
One disadvantage of a computer-based database is:
Needs electricity
Slow searching
Cannot store data
No security
A file is:
A group of records
A single field
A computer
A printer
A record is:
One piece of data
A group of fields
A file
A database
A field is:
A database
A table
A single piece of data
A file
Which is a field?
Student list
Date of birth
Database
File
Which is a record?
Student name only
Full student details
Database
Folder
A phone book is a:
Computer database
Paper database
Online system
Spreadsheet
A school MIS is a:
Paper database
Computer-based database
Notebook
Manual file
Which database is easier to update?
Paper-based
Computer-based
Both same
Neither
Which database takes more physical space?
Digital
Online
Paper-based
Cloud
Which is more secure with passwords?
Paper-based
Computer-based
Folder
Book
Which database is faster to search?
Paper-based
Computer-based
Notebook
Folder
Which database is best for large data?
Paper-based
Computer-based
Notebook
Diary
A hospital uses which database?
Paper
Computer-based
Notebook
Folder
Which is a type of paper-based database?
Filing cabinet
Spreadsheet
Online form
Cloud storage
Which is a disadvantage of paper databases?
Needs no power
Easy to lose
Cheap
Simple to use
Which is an advantage of computer databases?
Slow access
Automatic backup
Hard to edit
Needs lots of space
Which database can be password protected?
Paper-based
Computer-based
Notebook
Folder
Which database allows searching by keyword?
Paper-based
Computer-based
Filing cabinet
Book
Which is an example of a computer database?
Student register book
Library management system
Notebook
Diary
A student record is an example of a:
Field
Record
File
Database
A class list is best stored in a:
Notebook
Computer database
Diary
Folder
Which database can be shared easily?
Paper-based
Computer-based
Register
Book
Which database reduces human error?
Paper-based
Computer-based
Notebook
Diary
Which database is best for modern organisations?
Paper-based
Computer-based
Filing cabinet
Notebook
