Database Quiz

Which of the following types of information can be stored in an electronic database?

• Text

• Alphanumeric

• Date

• All of the above

All of the following are problems associated with manual databases except:

• Easy and fast retrieval of information

• Easily misplaced folders

• Large amounts of space required for storage of data

• Accessing information from another location is difficult

Which of the following are not objects found in a computerized database?

• Form

• Table

• Spreadsheet

• Report

An organized collection of related records is a:

• Cell

• Field

• Table

• Record

A group of related fields pertaining to a single person is a:

• Record

• Query

• Table

• Report

In a record containing these fields: NAME, DOB, TEL, the DOB is considered a _____ data type

• Number

• Text

• Date/time

• None of the above

A primary key can:

• Speed up data retrieval

• Sort records according to values in fields

• Enable you to establish relationship between tables

• print data

Which of the following fields can be used as a primary key?

• Surname

• First name

• Phone number

• Student number

Which database object allows you to enter, view and print information in a table or query other than in rows and columns?

• Report

• Form

• Table

• Query

What is the name of the database application you use at school?

• Microsoft Word

• Microsoft Excel

• Microsoft Access

• Microsoft Power Point