1.

Access is a ------------database management system

a. Hierarchical
b. Helical
c. Relational
d. Rational
2. When you launch Microsoft Access, you can choose a pre-built skeletal database called a----- from a
wide variety of them available online and on your local computer.
a. form
b. template
c. sample database
d. download
3. The View menu lets you display different types of objects including forms, reports, macros, --------and
code.
a. favorites
b. groups
c. design
d. tables
4. Only one type of object actually holds database data. That object is the database's
a. table
b. query
c. database engine
d. form
5. You can place filtering criterion into the QBE of a(n) ------------to produce a dynaset, which is a subset
of one or more tables' rows.
a. form
b. view
c. query
d. attribute
6. When you use two Criteria rows of a query's QBE grid under the same column, you are using a(n)
----------- operator.
a. And
b. Not
c. Or
d. Filter
7. A------ --form simultaneously displays a form in one panel and a table's Datasheet view ni the other
panel.
a. columnar
b. tabular
c. relationships
d. split
8. Suppose you want to review which queries, forms, and reports in the Chapter 1 database refer to the
table tblInvoiceLines. In the Navigation Pane, you would view objects in the
a. Object Type
b. Custom
c. Tables and Related Views
d. Filter By Group
9. You should never store in a table any value that is functionally recorded.
a. preceding
b. dependent on
c. opposed to
d. linked with category. two or more fields in the same
10. Assume the sales tax charged on all purchases is 6.5 percent of the ExtendedPrice (price*
quantity*(1- discount)) field available in a table called tblSales. What is the correct expression to
compute sales tax-the expression you would place in a Field row of the query to display the tax?
a. 6.5 *[ExtendedPrice]
b. [ExtendedPrice]*0.065
c. 0.065*[tblSales]
d. 6.5%[tbISales]
11. Bar code scanners are useful elements in accounting database systems because they can quite easily
a. post journal entries to the general ledger.
b. capture a wide variety of information about each transaction.
c. prevent or detect cashier fraud.
d. identify pricing errors in the database.
12. The events-based approach to accounting theory
a. classifies businesses in terms of their complexity.
b. requires the use of the REA model to classify entities.
c. supports the use of double-entry bookkeeping systems
d. supports the use of relational database accounting systems
13. A double-entry bookkeeping system records each transaction
a. twice.
b. as an abstraction.
c. in a relational database.
d. on the day it occurs.
14. Computerized accounting systems
a. can be used to implement either a double- entry bookkeeping model or a database
accounting model.
b. always require the installation of expensive database management software.
c. must be certified by the Ghana Revenue Authority before being sold.
d. record al transactions in a general journal before posting them to special journals.
15. Database systems store data only once. This feature
a. allows multiple users to have simultaneous data access.
b. facilitates cross-functional data analysis.
c. greatly reduces data inconsistencies within the system.
d. makes it easier for managers to create their own customized reports.
16. The acquisition/payment process includes
a. service companies ordering and receiving supplies used to provide services to customers.
b. merchandisers' ordering and receiving of goods for resale.
c. both a and b.
d. none of the above.
17. A collection of tables that contain information about a database, including the database table
structures and a list of all fields included in each table, is called a
a. data dictionary.
b. master data file.
c. database index.
d. database summary.
18. Select and project are two fundamental data retrieval operations that you can use in a relational
database. Which of the following is a true statement regarding these operations?
a. The select operation selects columns from a table.
b. The project operation selects columns from a table.
c. The project operation moves data from one table to another table.
d. You must join two tables before using either the select or project operations.
19. A table that does not include any transitive dependencies
a. cannot be in any normal form; al normal forms require at least one transitive dependency.
b. is in first normal form or higher.
c. is in second normal form or higher.
d. is in third normal form or higher.
20. To represent a many-to-many relationship in a relational database, the designer must
a. create four tables, each having a one-to- one relationship with the other three tables.
b. create three tables, one for each of the entities and a third relationship table that includes
the primary keys of the two entity tables.
c. combine the two entity tables that share the many-to-many relationship into a single table.
d. eliminate the many-to-many relationship; such relationships are not permitted.
21. What are the key differences between Action queries and Select queries?
a. Action queries allows you to change data, whereas Select queries allows you to view data
from multiple tables or queries.
b. Selection queries allow you to select and change data, whereas Action queries allows you to
only look at data.
c. Action queries allows you to retrieve and display data from multiple tables, whereas Select
queries allows you to select, create, and delete data.
d. All of the above
22. There are five views available for queries. They are, in no particular order:
a. Design, Parameter, Datasheet, Pivot, and SQL.
b. Datasheet, PivotTable, PivotChart, SOL, and Design.
c. PivotTable, PivotChart, SQL, Parameter, and Design.
d. None of the above
23. No relational database, including Access, can deal directly with this type of inter-table relationship
directly.
a. One-to- one.
b. One-to-many.
c. Many-to-many.
d. Access and other relational databases can deal with all of the preceding relationships.
24. To build a query in Design view, minimally you need to do what?
a. Add the tables to be included in the query and drag the fields to be returned to the QEB.
b. Enter your selection criteria.
c. Open the query in Datasheet view to see the results.
d. Do all of the above.
25. What field property allows you to control what value appears in a field if the user doesn't enter it?
a. Caption.
b. Default Value.
c. Indexed.
d. Input Mask.
26. What type of query correlates values between two or more sets of field values?
a. Crosstab.
b. Parameter.
c. SQL.
d. Update.
27. When writing expressions to perform calculations in queries, table fields are referenced by enclosing
the field name in.
a. parenthesis ().
b. brackets [].
c. Quotes “
d. pound signs ##.
28. Using a will list all rows from one table and only matching rows from another table.
a. inter join
b. Intra join.
c. outer join
d. in line join
29. What clause in the SQL statement filters (provides the criteria) rows, limiting the dynaset to those
that satisfy the filter?
a. SELECT.
b. FROM.
c. WHERE.
d. ORDER BY.
30. What is the advantage of using a parameter query over conventional queries?
a. It is more versatile.
b. Selection criteria is specified when the query is run.
c. It provides varied results based on criteria entered.
d. All of the above.