Question 1

What is a database?

Accepted Answer

A persistent store of organised data.

Answer

A collection of random facts and figures.

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A grid of rows and columns.

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A spreadsheet.

Question 2

What is a database table?

Accepted Answer

A grid of rows (records) and columns (fields).

Answer

A collection of random facts and figures.

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A search or filter to find a specific data item.

Answer

A spreadsheet.

Question 3

What is a database record?

Accepted Answer

A collection of field values that relate to one item.

Answer

A search or filter to find a specific data item.

Answer

A collection of random facts and figures.

Answer

A grid of rows (records) and columns (fields).

Question 4

What is a database field?

Accepted Answer

One piece of data about an item or person.

Answer

A collection of field values that relate to one item.

Answer

A collection of random facts and figures.

Answer

A grid of rows (records) and columns (fields).

Question 5

What is a filter?

Accepted Answer

A way to search a database for specific data.

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One piece of data about an item or person.

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A collection of field values that relate to one item.

Answer

A grid of rows (records) and columns (fields).

Question 6

Which of the following best describes data?

Accepted Answer

Raw facts.

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Images.

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Numbers.

Answer

Information.

Question 7

Which of the following best describes information?

Accepted Answer

A collection of raw facts about one item or person.

Answer

A collection of random facts and figures.

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Raw facts.

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Images.

Question 8

Which fields would you search in the ‘Guess Who’ database to find a girl with curly, brown hair and green eyes?

Accepted Answer

Gender, Hairstyle, Hair Colour, Eye Colour.

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Gender, Height, Hair Colour, Eye Colour.

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Name, Hairstyle, Hair Colour, Eye Colour.

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Gender, Hairstyle, Hair Colour, Glasses (Y/N).

Question 9

Which fields would you search in the ‘Guess Who’ database to find a boy with short, black hair and brown eyes who wears glasses?

Accepted Answer

Gender, Hairstyle, Hair Colour, Eye Colour, Glasses.

Answer

Gender, Hairstyle, Hair Colour, Glasses.

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Name, Hairstyle, Hair Colour, Eye Colour, Glasses.

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Gender, Height, Hair Colour, Eye Colour, Glasses.

Question 10

Which fields would you search in the ‘Guess Who’ database to find a girl with red hair and brown eyes who wears her hair in a ponytail?

Accepted Answer

Gender, Hairstyle, Hair Colour, Eye Colour.

Answer

Gender, Hairstyle, Hair Colour, Glasses.

Answer

Name, Hairstyle, Hair Colour, Eye Colour, Glasses.

Answer

Gender, Height, Hair Colour, Eye Colour, Glasses.

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