Information Technology

4th Form

Name: Mailin Villalta Class: 4-Tourism

Multiple choice: Circle/Shade the letter of the correct answer.

1.) All of the following are advantages of a computerized database except:

a. Once all the file is updated all other files will automatically be updated if they are linked
together
b. Information can be stored just once and accessed in several different ways
c. It requires training to use the system
d. It is easy to update or change a structure

2.) All of the following are problems associated with manual databases except:
a. Folders are easily misplaced
b. Large amounts of storage space are required to store files
c. Cross-referencing information from different files is difficult
d. Retrieval of simple information is relatively fast and easy

3.) The following are all objects in a database except:

a. Text c. Record
b. Form d. Table

4.) ________ data type stores alphabetic, numeric, alphanumeric and special symbols.
a. Number c. Yes/No
b. Text d. AutoNumber

5.) ________ data type sequentially stores number.

a. Number c. Yes/No
b. Text d. AutoNumber

Complete the following table

FIELD NAME DATA TYPE FIELD SIZE

Student ID Number 12

Last Name Text 8

Telephone Number Number 7

Short Answer

1.) Define the following terms:

a. Database File - Is the entire database
b. Data – is the information that is hold on the table
c. Field – Is an area within a record reserved for very one specific piece of data.
d. Record- It refers to a specific person, place, thing, or event. Record is also known as the
“tuple” in the relational database terminology. It pertains to structure in the
database table representing unique instance of a subject. Is an object that can contain
one or more value

e. Table – is a basic unit of database and contains on a specific topic.