CSC214 COMPILED STUDY QUESTIONS BY OLALEGACY

NOTE 1
1. ASCII, string, decimal are basic example of _____ a] record b]field c]file
2. A collection of related fields that can be treated as a unit is___ a] field b]
record c]file
3. File design of ______may be fixed length or variable length. a] field b] record
c]folder
4. A ______ is a collection of related records. a] field b] record c]file
5. Access control restrictions usually apply at the _____ level. a] field b] folder
c]file
6. All operating systems allow strings of ____ letters as legal file names. a]1-8
b]1-6 c]1-10
7. The following symbol can be used to name a file except ___a] @ b]! c]|
8. The following symbol cannot be used in naming a file except ___ a] greater than
b] space c]control character.
9. The part on the right side of the period character while naming a file is called
the extension while the left side is called _____ a]file name b]main name
c]sub name
10. Fields of name, identification number, job designation, date of employment,
and so on are example of ____ a] file b]record c]table
11. Naming Convention Usually a file would have two parts with __ separating
them a], b]. c]@
12. In ____operating system, File naming extension is optional and the extension
length is not limited a]DOS b]UNIX c]OS /1
13. ______ operating system do not use file extension a]RISC b] RISK c]RICK
14. The extension length limit of OS/2 is___ a]5 b]3 c]2
15. .dot , .abw , .lwp are file extension of __ a] plain and simple text file b] word
processing file c] document presentation file format
16. .wav file extension can be used on the _____ application a] real player
b]quick time c]Lview
17. ________attribute keeps track of the current size of a file in bytes, words or
blocks a] size b]weight c]length
18. File_____ indicate which application should be used to open a particular file.
a] name b]type c]location
19. A CD holds about 800Mb while a DVD holds about ___ a]3.4GB b]4.2GB
c]4.7GB
20. Data files are organized so as to ensure the following except a] facilitate
access to records b]monitor file c] efficient storage
21. ________is one of the criteria of file organization a]ease of update
b]sustainability c]long access time
22. __________ is a primary means of increasing the speed of access to data
a]redundancy b]reliability c]storage economy
23. The use of indexes in file organization is an example of a]redundancy
b]reliability c]storage economy
24. For interactive applications that involve queries and/or updates of individual
records, the_______ file provides poor performance a]index sequential
b]sequential c]pile
25. The file organization method in which file are collected in order which they
arrive is known as a]pile b]indexed c]direct
26. Record access in pile is done by _____a] exhaustive search b]indexing
c]hashing
27. The purpose of the pile/serial is simply to accumulate the mass of data and
_____ a]save it b]delete it c]format it
28. The length of each field in pile file organization must be implicitly indicated
by ____ a]subfield b]delimiter c]folder
29. _________ file are encountered when data are collected and stored prior to
processing or when data are not easy to organize a]pile b]hash c]index
30. Pile file is uneasy to update and suitable for most application a]true
b]false
31. A fixed format such as same number of fixed length field is used for records
in ____ type of file organization a]direct b]sequential c]index-sequential
32. in sequential file organization, one particular field, usually the first field in
each record, is referred to as the_____ a]access field b]key field c]hash field
33. _________ files are typically used in batch applications a]index sequential
b]sequential c]pile
34. The _________ file organization is the only one that is easily stored on tape as
well as disk a]index sequential b]sequential c]pile
35. To add new record to the sequential file ,the new records are placed in a
separate pile file, called ________ a]logger file b]log file c]parameter file
36. An alternative method to add record is to organize the sequential file
physically as a _______ a]direct list b]link list c] index list
37. The extra storage in sequential is the log file while in index-sequential is ____
a]over flow file b]over throw file c]overhead file
38. The indexed sequential file greatly _________ the time required to access a
single record a]increases b]reduces c]minimizes
39. when it is necessary to search for a record on the basis of some other attributes
than the key field______ is adequate for use a]index b]index-sequential
c]sequential
40. variable length record is employed in ____ a]index-sequential b]index
c]sequential
41. ________ files are used mostly in applications where timeliness of
information is critical and where data are rarely processed exhaustively a]index
b]index-sequential c]sequential
42. The two type of index are exhaustive index and _____ index a]complete
b]partial c]minimum
43. The type of file used in examples is airline reservation systems and inventory
control systems is ____ a]index b]index-sequential c]sequential
44. The direct file makes use of _________ on the key value a]ordering
b]indexing c]hashing
45. Directories, pricing tables, schedules, and name lists are examples of ____
a]direct file b]index file c]serial file
NOTE 2
1. The following are objective of file management except ____ a]protection
b]data management c]correction
2. Generality with respect to storage device means a] data abstractions and
access methods should remain unchanged irrespective of the devices
involved in data storage b] data abstractions and access methods should
change irrespective of the devices involved in data storage c] data abstractions
and access methods should be partially changed irrespective of the devices
involved in data storage
3. An FMS guarantying that at any given moment the stored data reflect the
operations performed on them shows a]concurrency b]validity c]data
management
4. The following except one is user function of file management a]modify files
b] create file c] corrupt file.
5. ____ is not a function of file management a] Each user should be able to
back up and recover the user’s files in case of damage b] Each user should be
able to move data between files c] Each user may have uncontrolled
access to other users’ files.
6. In file system architecture lowest level, ________ communicate directly with
peripheral devices or their controllers or channels a] software driver
b]desktop driver c]device driver.
7. _________ is responsible for starting I/O operations on a device and
processing the completion of an I/O request a] software driver b]desktop
driver c]device driver
8. The basic file system can also be called the ____ a]physical I/O b]internal
I/O c]external I/O
9. The file system that deals with blocks of data that are exchanged with disk or
tape systems is a] Basic I/O Supervisor b] Basic File System c]logical I/O
10. The________is responsible for all file I/O initiation and termination a]
Basic I/O Supervisor b] Basic File System c]logical I/O
11. control structures are maintained that deal with device I/O, scheduling,
and file status in the ______ level a] Basic I/O Supervisor b] Basic File
System c]logical I/O
12. ________enables users and applications to access records a] Basic I/O
Supervisor b] Basic File System c]logical I/O
13. The level of the file system closest to the user is often termed the
a]access method b]control method c]close method
14. basic file system deals with blocks of data, the logical I/O module deals
with a] file snippet b] file records c]file field
15. the following are Operations Supported by File Management System
except a]delete all b]insert one b]retrieve all
16. Retrieve a record, update one or more of its fields, and rewrite the
updated record back into the file. a]retrieve all b]update one c]retrieve one
17. Interactive, transaction-oriented applications need this operation need
_____ FMS operation a] retrieve next b] insert one c]update one
18. an application or user may wish to retrieve all records that satisfy a
certain set of criteria need ____FMS operation a]retrieve all b]retrieve few
c]retrieve next
19. On UNIX and UNIX-like systems, the basic file structure is just a
______ a]stream of bits b]stream of bytes c]flow of bytes
20. _____ is associated with any file management system and collection of
files a] file directory b]file management c]file architecture
21. information in directories which is available to users and applications is
provided by a]system database b]system routine c]system schedule
22. In ________, all the files are placed in one directory a] single-level
directory system b two-level directory system c] tree-level directory system
23. In ______________, the system maintains a master block that has one
entry for each user a] single-level directory system b two-level directory
system c] tree-level directory system
24. The design eliminates name conflicts among users is an advantage in
___ a] single-level directory system b] two-level directory system c]
acyclic-level directory system
25. the possibility of having sub-directories that can contain files and sub-
subdirectories can occur in ____ a] single-level directory system b two-level
directory system c] tree-level directory system
26. it is uneasy to delete directory that contain file in _______ a] single-
level directory system b two-level directory system c] tree-level directory
system
27. a directory or file under directory can be owned by several users in
_____ a] single-level directory system b] two-level directory system c]
acyclic graph directory system
28. The series of directory names, culminating in the file name itself,
constitutes a ____ for the file a]pathname b]location name c]pathway
29. an interactive user or a process has associated with it a current directory,
often referred to as _____a]working directory b] idle directory c] folder
directory
30. ____ is one of the commonly used pathname a]absolute b]virtual
c]reciprocal

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