Computer interview questions – page 87

What does the data dictionary identify?

1. A.Field formats
2. B.Field types
3. C.Field names
4. D.All of the above

Periodically adding, changing and deleting file records is called file

1. A.Renewing
2. B.Updating
3. C.Upgrading
4. D.Restructuring

The name of the location of a particular piece of data is its ____

1. A.Memory name
2. B.Data location
3. C.Storage site
4. D.Address

The following is an example of application software ____

1. A.Security software
2. B.Command system
3. C.Operating system
4. D.CAD/CAM system

The following is not a input devices ____

1. A.Printer
2. B.Voice-recognition devices
3. C.Optical scanners
4. D.Keyboard

Device such as magnetic disks, hard disks, and compact disks, which are used to store information are _____

1. A.Processor
2. B.Primary stored devices
3. C.Secondary storage devices
4. D.None of these

Printer that uses a combination of laser-beam and electro-photographic techniques is referred as _____

1. A.Ink-jet printer
2. B.Laser printer
3. C.Dot matrix printer
4. D.None of these

Which of the following is the input device?

1. A.Flatbed scanner
2. B.Barcode reader
3. C.Wand reader
4. D.All the above

Display capabilities of monitor are determined by _____

1. A.Port
2. B.Mother board
3. C.Adapter card
4. D.None of these

Using output devices, one can

1. A.Store data
2. B.Input data
3. C.View or print data
4. D.Scan data

Following is the impact printer ____

1. A.Ink jet printers
2. B.Laser printer
3. C.Chain printers
4. D.None of these

The IBM-1401 computer is used in

1. A.Business field
2. B.Scientific field
3. C.Scientific &business field
4. D.All the above

Attributes can be defined for

1. A.Pages
2. B.Macro
3. C.Switch board
4. D.Entity

What refers to a set of characters of a particular design?

1. A.Calligraphy
2. B.Typeface
3. C.Stencil
4. D.Keyface

Computer manipulate data in many ways, and this manipulation is called

1. A.File handling
2. B.Compiling
3. C.Batching
4. D.Processing

A Field is a related group of ____

1. A.Characters
2. B.Cables
3. C.Files
4. D.Records

C was primarily developed as

1. A.System programming language
2. B.Data processing language
3. C.General purpose language
4. D.None of the above

A record is related to a file as a statement is related to a ____

1. A.procedure
2. B.data
3. C.file
4. D.program

Data independency in DBMS is known as ____

1. A.Data modeling
2. B.Data hiding
3. C.Data consistency
4. D.Data capturing

We can quickly move a cursor by

1. A.Mouse
2. B.Printer
3. C.Keyboard
4. D.Monitor

A datawarehouse

1. A.contains numerous naming conventions and formats
2. B.is organized around important subject areas
3. C.contains only current data
4. D.can be updated by end users

In a database, a network structure

1. A.allows many-to-many relationship
2. B.is a physical representation of the data
3. C.allows only one-to-one relationship
4. D.none of these

Which of the following is at the highest level in the hierarchy of data organization?

1. A.Database
2. B.Data bank
3. C.Data file
4. D.Data record

Which language is used by most of DBMSs for helping their users to access data?

1. A.HLL
2. B.Query language
3. C.SQL
4. D.4 GL

The relational database management (RDBM) system manages data in more than one file at once. How does it organize these files?

1. A.Relations
2. B.Tables
3. C.Tuples
4. D.Both (a) and (b)

A table consists of

1. A.Rows and cells
2. B.Rows and columns
3. C.Fields and columns
4. D.None of these

In a large DBMS

1. A.each user can access every sub schema
2. B.each sub schema contains every field in the logical schema
3. C.each user can "see" only a small part of the entire database
4. D.all of these

A network schema

1. A.stores data in tables
2. B.restricts the structure to a one-to-many relationship
3. C.permits many-to-many relationships
4. D.none of these

Administrative supervision of database activities is the responsibility of the

1. A.DB manager
2. B.DP manager
3. C.VP-DP administration
4. D.Database administrator

A file consists of

1. A.Fields and records
2. B.Records and sorts
3. C.Fields and sorts
4. D.Databases and fields