Question 1

____ are groups of fields that go together for some logical reason.

Accepted Answer

A)  Tables
B)  Databases
C)  Columns
D)  RecordsE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 2

A ____ is a temporary detour in the logic of a program.

Accepted Answer

A)  sequence break
B)  control break
C)  control sequence
D)  break controlE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 3

Match between columns
                        Premises: Thousands of bytes

Accepted Answer

The Answer of kilobytes and gigabytes and random access file is...

Question 4

Define and give examples of text files and binary files.

Accepted Answer

Text files contain data that can be read...

Question 5

Programmers usually use the word "write" to mean "produce hard copy output."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Match between columns
                        Premises: Billions of bytes

Accepted Answer

The Answer of characters and megabytes and master file and is...

Question 7

What does the term batch processing mean?

Accepted Answer

Besides indicating a system that works w...

Question 8

What happens when you fail to close an output file?

Accepted Answer

If you fail to close an output file (a f...

Question 9

When a program uses a ____, it reads all the records in the file from beginning to end, processing them one at a time.

Accepted Answer

A)  random access file
B)  serial file
C)  retired file
D)  sequential fileE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 10

A program in which the user makes direct requests is a(n)____________________ program.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A program in which the user makes...

Question 11

Images and music are contained in binary files.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

____ storage is not lost when a computer loses power.

Accepted Answer

A)  Temporary
B)  Intermediate
C)  Permanent
D)  VariableE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 13

The combination of the disk drive plus the complete hierarchy of directories in which a file resides is its ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  pointer
B)  path
C)  locator
D)  streamE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

____ is the more general term for an entity that organizes files.

Accepted Answer

A)  Hierarchy
B)  Path
C)  Structure
D)  DirectoryE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

A database holds related file data in ____ .

Accepted Answer

A)  fields
B)  records
C)  control breaks
D)  tablesE) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

When you copy data from a file on a storage device into RAM, you are ____ from the file.

Accepted Answer

A)  writing
B)  uploading
C)  outputing
D)  readingE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 17

When you copy data from RAM into a file on a storage device, you read to the file.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The keyboard and printer are the default input and output devices.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Because they enable you to locate a particular record directly (without reading all of the preceding records) , random access files are also called ____ files.

Accepted Answer

A)  direct access
B)  indirect access
C)  sequential access
D)  pointed accessE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 20

When you store data in a computer file on a persistent storage device, you ____________________ to the file.

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The answer of When you store data in a computer...

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When you copy data from a file on a storage device into RAM, you are ____ from the file.

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