Question 1

Files exist on ____ storage devices,such as hard disks,DVDs,USB drives,and reels of magnetic tape.

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A)   permanent
B)   transient
C)   scalable
D)   opticalE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 2

Match each term with a statement below.

-A file in which records can be located in any order

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A)  files
B)  kilobytes
C)  characters
D)  random access file
E)  master fileF) megabytesG) volatile storageH) fieldsI) gigabytesJ) nonvolatile storageK) None of the above
L) B) and F)

Question 3

When you ____ a file,it is no longer available to your application.

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A)   examine
B)   rewrite
C)   close
D)   indexE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Match each term with a statement below.

-Thousands of bytes

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A)  files
B)  kilobytes
C)  characters
D)  random access file
E)  master fileF) megabytesG) volatile storageH) fieldsI) gigabytesJ) nonvolatile storageK) E) and F)
L) A) and E)

Question 5

In most programming languages,before an application can use a data file,it must ____.

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A)   open the file
B)   close the file
C)   read the file
D)   prepare the fileE) None of the above
F) All of the above A

Question 6

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) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 7

To write a program that produces a report of employees by department number,the records must be grouped by department number before you begin processing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

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 9

____ applications require that a record be accessed immediately while a client is waiting.

Accepted Answer

A)   Real-time
B)   Batch
C)   Database
D)   SortE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

You update the transaction file with data from the master file.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Explain the difference in how programmers use the words print,write,and display.

Accepted Answer

Logically,the verbs print,write,and display mean the same thing-all produce output.However,in conversation,programmers usually reserve the word print for situations in which they mean produce hard copy output.Programmers are more likely to use write when talking about sending records to a data file,and display when sending records to a monitor.In some programming languages,there is no difference in the verb you use for output,no matter what type of hardware you use;you simply assign different output devices (such as printers,monitors,and disk drives)as needed to programmer-named objects that represent them.

Question 12

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) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

Describe what is required to merge more than two files.

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You can merge any number of files.To mer...

Question 14

How are the keyboard and monitor used in most programming languages?

Accepted Answer

Most programming languages allow you to ...

Question 15

Match each term with a statement below.

-Single useful data items that are composed of one or more characters

Accepted Answer

A)  files
B)  kilobytes
C)  characters
D)  random access file
E)  master fileF) megabytesG) volatile storageH) fieldsI) gigabytesJ) nonvolatile storageK) B) and J)
L) D) and I)

Question 16

You can easily merge files even if each file contains a different record layout.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Match each term with a statement below.

-Letters,numbers,and special symbols,such as "A","7",and "$"

Accepted Answer

A)  files
B)  kilobytes
C)  characters
D)  random access file
E)  master fileF) megabytesG) volatile storageH) fieldsI) gigabytesJ) nonvolatile storageK) A) and I)
L) D) and J) C

Question 18

When the records in a file are sorted in order from lowest to highest values,the records are in ____ order.

Accepted Answer

A)   descending
B)   bubble
C)   ascending
D)   mergedE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 19

What does the term batch processing mean?

Accepted Answer

Besides indicating a system that works w...

Question 20

Match each term with a statement below.

-Holds complete and relatively permanent data

Accepted Answer

A)  files
B)  kilobytes
C)  characters
D)  random access file
E)  master fileF) megabytesG) volatile storageH) fieldsI) gigabytesJ) nonvolatile storageK) A) and G)
L) A) and F)

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When you ____ a file,it is no longer available to your application.

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To write a program that produces a report of employees by department number,the records must be grouped by department number before you begin processing.

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

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____ applications require that a record be accessed immediately while a client is waiting.

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You update the transaction file with data from the master file.

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