IP- Data Verification/Validation and File Organization

What is an automatic computer check method to make sure data entered is sensible and reasonable known as?

• Double Entry

• Verification

• Validation

What validation type would ensure that letters have been entered instead of digits on a form?

• Length Check

• Data Type Check

• Presence Check

What validation method would you use to check that numbers fell within a certain range?

• Range check

• Presence check

• Check Digit

What validation type checks that a field is not left blank?

• Format Check

• Presence Check

• Format Check

What validation type uses the last one or two digits to check the other digits are correct?

• Length Check

• Format Check

• Check Digit

What validation type checks that the gender of a person is "M" if the title is "Mr"

• Consistency Check

• Format Check

• Range Check

Data is to be entered into a computer in the format YYMMDD. Which of the following is not a valid date?

• 310921

• 211113

• 21st June 2004

Which of the following statements is false?

• Validation can check that the data is sensible

• Validation can check that the data falls between certain allowable boundaries

• Validation can check that the data is correct

Which of the following is NOT a method of verification?

• Double entry - typing the data in twice and getting the computer to check the second version against the first

• Using presence, range and length checks to make sure that no mistakes happen

• Printing out what you have typed in and comparing it against the source data

What is the arrangement of records using Indexed sequential file ordering

• Ordered

• Unordered

• Ordered/Unordered