Databases - Introduction Review

Question 1

Programs that are needed to run the computer are called:

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Systems Software

Question 2

A single piece of data held about a person, eg age is called a:

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Field

Question 3

The physical devices that make up a computer system are known as:

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Hardware

Question 4

The instructions that tell the computer what actions to carry out are:

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Programs, Software

Question 5

This image shows a single:

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Table

Question 6

Programs that are used to perform tasks for the user are called:

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Applications Software

Question 7

One piece of data about an item in a database is called a:

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Field

Question 8

Programs that run on a computer are:

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Software

Question 9

An organised store of information is a:

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Database

Question 10

A structure to store a collection of related fields is a:

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Table

Question 11

All the information held about a single person in a database is called a:

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Record

Question 12

Which of these is NOT a database?

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Advertising Poster

Question 13

A collection of data about one single item in a database is known as a:

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Record

Question 14

How many records are shown in this image?

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9

Question 15

Last Name in this image is an example of a:

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Field

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