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1 SPRING CIS108 MIDTERM EXAM /FACULTY OF ECON. &ADMIN. SCIENCES OF EUL Student Registration No: Instructor: Prof.Dr.Hüseyin Oğuz Student Name-Surname: Dept. of Computer Information Systems Room#: AS207 Date: /10:00-12:00 1) Which of the following types of objects is the LEAST likely to be stored as a Binary Large Object (BLOB)? A) ASCII text B) Spreadsheet C) Picture file D) Movie clip 1) 2) Which of the following represents a record in the data hierarchy? 2) A) A product in an inventory B) 0 or 1 C) Data about all 5,000 students at a college D) The first letter of an employee's last name 3) Which of the following statements is TRUE about a flat file database? 3) A) Flat file database programs are the most complex and expensive type of DBMS products. B) A flat file contains a simple list of information. C) The information in a flat file cannot be sorted. D) Microsoft Access is an example of a flat file database program. 4) A large database containing all information possessed by a corporation is known as a(n): A) Oracle file. B) data warehouse. C) data mine. D) query. 5) Which of the following BEST represents a query as submitted to a DBMS for a college registrar? A) Print the contents of a table storing data about incoming freshmen. B) Display a list of female sophomore students in the business school. C) Convert a table of graduating students to Web document format. D) Display a customized input form to assist in data entry. 4) 5) 6) The technique allows managers to view data in a data warehouse on a global level and on successively lower levels. 7) A(n) is any collection of data stored in a manner to facilitate additions, modifications, deletions, sorts, summaries, and printouts. 6) 7) 8) A(n) goes beyond the capabilities of a management information system and allows the manager to ask questions of the database and analyze future scenarios. A) artificial intelligence system (AI) B) transaction processing system (TPS) C) knowledge management system (KMS) D) decision support system (DSS) 8) 9) A(n) collects knowledge and makes it available as needed. 10) is a common query language supported by many DBMS products. 9) 10)

2 11) A primary key field. 11) A) uniquely identifies a record. B) contains the most important data. C) can have the same value for more than one record. D) must have only numeric values. 12) If a field containing data has been deleted, the data: 12) A) can always be recovered. B) will cause no message to appear. C) can only be recovered if the change has not yet been saved. D) cannot be recovered. 13) To assure that table data is displayed in a consistent fashion, one should use a(n): A) input rule. B) format mask. C) input mask. D) validation rule. 14) To enable a Product_Id field to display only seven-character codes consisting of five numbers, followed by the first two letters of its brand name in capital letters, one would use as an input mask. A) >99999LL B) <00000LL C) >00000LL D) >99999CC 15) Which of the following is a validation rule allowing for a six-character Customer ID starting with the letters HY? A) Is HY???? B) =HY**** C) Like "HY????" D) Like "HY****" 16) A(n) field enables data to be entered from a list of valid entries. A) list B) lookup C) entry D) validity 17) To automatically enter "MO" into the State field of a table of retail stores located predominantly in Missouri, one would use the field property. A) input mask B) autotext C) lookup D) default value 18) To control the actual values entered into a field, one would use the property. A) validation mask B) validation rule C) input mask D) format 19) To assign two primary key fields to a table, one must press the key while selecting the second field. A) Alt B) Shift C) Home D) Ctrl 13) 14) 15) 16) 17) 18) 19) 20) When transactions are collected throughout a time period and processed collectively at a later time, a processing system is in use. A) online B) timesharing C) concurrent D) batch 20) 21) How are primary fields indicated in the Relationships window? 21) A) bold text B) all caps C) key symbol D) red text

3 22) assures that one does not delete or change records in the primary table having a corresponding record in the related table. A) Creating a primary key B) Creating a validation rule C) Creating a relationship D) Setting the Enforce Referential Integrity option 23) Assume a company stores a customer's address in two separate tables. When a change of address card is received, data in both tables must be modified. This database suffers from problems. A) security B) redundancy C) integrity D) dependence 24) Which of the following statements is true regarding database table relationships? A) The Relationships window display can be saved as a report. B) They are only created automatically. C) The Relationships window display can't be saved. D) They can be displayed but not printed. 25) The following is a good example of a relationship: A unique Customer_ID in the Customer table is related to multiple occurrences of Order_IDs in the Order table. A) many-to-many B) one-to-one C) many-to-one D) one-to-many 26) All of the following are relationship types supported by Access EXCEPT: A) many-to-one. B) one-to-one. C) many-to-many. D) one-to-many. 27) What is the latest database technique called that allows access to information via Internet connections? A) Query-by-Web B) DataWeb C) Internet Information services D) Web-database integration 22) 23) 24) 25) 26) 27) 28) To launch Lookup wizard, one must select the Lookup wizard: 28) A) field. B) icon. C) data type. D) option. 29) enable tables to be connected by common fields. 29) A) Unions B) Association links C) Connection links D) Relationships 30) All of the following are necessary conditions for setting referential integrity EXCEPT: A) the related fields must have the same name. B) linked tables must both be in Access database format. C) both tables must belong to the same database. D) related fields must have the same or compatible data types. 31) To format a field to only display six character entries in all capitals, one would use as an input mask. 30) 31)

4 A) >CCCCCC B) >AAAAAA C) <LLLLLL D) >LLLLLL 32) displays a list of ideas for improving selected database objects. 32) 33) All of the following are reasons for creating relationships EXCEPT to: 33) A) avoid data redundancy in a database. B) decrease the time required to retrieve a record. C) reduce risk of errors. D) minimize the size of the database. 34) A(n) relationship requires that a third table be created. 34) 35) When a one-to-many relationship is displayed in the Relationships window, a(n) symbol identifies the "many" side of the relationship. A) M B) check mark C) infinity D) X 35) 36) To ensure that a record in the "one" table of a relationship exists before a matching entry can be made in the "many" table, use the option. 36) 37) When a lookup field is created based on another table, Access creates a between the tables. A) lookup entry B) relationship C) join field D) junction table 37) 38) All of the following are input mask characters EXCEPT: 38) A) < B) M C) 0 D) 9 39) The appropriate validation text for a field with the validation rule "Like "??AZ" would be: A) Please enter a 4-character entry ending with AZ (can contain numbers). B) Please enter any number of characters which end with AZ. C) Please enter a 4-character entry ending with AZ (without any numbers). D) Please type a 2-4 character entry ending with AZ. 40) If you enter the name Connor in the Last_Name column of the query grid, Access will: A) convert it to all capitals. B) add an apostrophe in front of the name. C) add quotes around the name. D) add square brackets around the name. 39) 40) 41) The Simple Query wizard creates a: 41) A) find duplicates query. B) select query. C) find unmatched query. D) crosstab query. 42) When you run a query, Access places around calculated field names. A) single quotes B) square brackets C) parentheses D) double quotes 42)

5 43) In a calculated field expression, which of the following operations would be performed first? A) Subtraction B) Exponentials C) Multiplication D) Division 43) 44) The two most common types of queries are: 44) A) Select query and Find Unmatched query. B) Crosstab query and Find Duplicates query. C) Select query and Crosstab query. D) Select query and Find Duplicates query. 45) A displays query results in table format, with one field's entries for row headings and another field's entries for column headings. A) table query B) crosstab query C) spreadsheet query D) select query 46) Aggregate functions can be selected in the row of the query grid. A) Totals B) Sum C) Group By D) Calculation 45) 46) 47) In a calculated field expression, "" represents a: 47) A) required space. B) zero value C) null value. D) null string. 48) "Salesrep: Commission*Sales" would be an example of a(n): 48) A) expression field. B) arithmetic field. C) product field. D) calculated field. 49) To locate all customers with last names beginning with any letter from H through Z, one would enter in the Last_Name column of the query grid. A) <H B) >=H C) H:Z D) H-Z 49) 50) All of the following can be used in query criteria EXCEPT: 50) A) IF operator B) wildcards. C) AND operator. D) comparison operators. 51) A(n) field in a query contains an expression. 51) A) operation B) calculated C) criteria D) formula 52) When sorting query results by multiple fields, Access sorts the fields from: A) top to bottom. B) left to right. C) high to low. D) right to left. 53) To create a query retrieving a customer by name when you are unsure of its entire spelling, you should use: A) comparison operators. B) an OR operator. C) one or more wildcard characters. D) an AND operator. 52) 53)

6 54) Queries can be based on all of the following EXCEPT: 54) A) multiple tables. B) a single table. C) another query. D) a form. 55) Unbound controls are placed on forms using the: 55) A) Unbound control button in the Form Design toolbar. B) Toolbox icons. C) Drawing toolbar. D) Control drop-down list. 56) A control is a type of form control that often contains a field name or caption. A) record B) text box C) identifier D) label 56) 57) The upper pane of the Query Design window contains the: 57) A) query type list. B) table field lists. C) Totals row. D) Criteria row. 58) If you delete a control text box on a form, the accompanying control label will: A) not be selected or deleted. B) remain with its text deleted. C) also be deleted. D) also be selected but not deleted. 58) 59) The major parts of a form (e.g., page header and detail) are called: 59) A) partitions. B) controls. C) dividers. D) sections. 60) To enable a picture to fit within an image box, you must set the property. A) best fit B) stretch C) crop image D) resize 60)

7 1) A 2) A 3) B 4) B 5) B 6) drill-down 7) database 8) D 9) knowledge management system or KMS 10) Structured Query Language or SQL 11) A 12) C 13) C 14) C 15) C 16) B 17) D 18) B 19) D 20) D 21) A 22) D 23) B 24) A 25) D 26) A 27) D 28) C 29) D 30) A 31) D 32) Performance Analyzer 33) B 34) many-to-many 35) C 36) enforce referential integrity 37) B 38) B 39) A 40) C 41) B 42) B 43) B 44) C 45) B 46) A 47) A 48) D 49) B 50) A 51) B 52) B 53) C 54) D 55) B

8 56) D 57) B 58) C 59) D 60) B

Creating a Crosstab Query in Design View

Creating a Crosstab Query in Design View Procedures LESSON 31: CREATING CROSSTAB QUERIES Using the Crosstab Query Wizard box, click Crosstab Query Wizard. 5. In the next Crosstab Query the table or query on which you want to base the query. 7.