front 1 Which of the following is a collection of data organized in a manner that allows access, retrieval, and use of that data? | back 1 database |
front 2 Which of the following is a request for specific data from a database? | back 2 query |
front 3 Which of the following languages consists of simple, English-like statements that allow users to specify the data to display, print, or store? | back 3 query |
front 4 Which of the following is a window on the screen that provides areas for entering or changing data in a database? | back 4 form |
front 5 Which of the following is true in a relational database? | back 5 Each row has a primary key and each column has a unique name. |
front 6 Which of the following is a database that stores data in tables that consist of rows and columns? | back 6 relational |
front 7 In a relational database, where does the only data redundancy exist? | back 7 fields |
front 8 Compared with relational databases, which of the following is true of object-oriented databases? | back 8 all of the above |
front 9 Which of the following is an advantage of a multidimensional database? | back 9 it can consolidate data much faster than a relational database |
front 10 Which kind of database stores data in dimensions? | back 10 multidimensional |
front 11 Which of the following is a huge database that stores and manages the data required to analyze historical and current transactions? | back 11 warehouse |
front 12 In a database, what is the smallest unit of data a user accesses? | back 12 a field |
front 13 In your school's database, in which of the following is all of the information about a particular student is stored? | back 13 a record |
front 14 Define data redundancy. | back 14 Each department has its own files, so the same data might be stored in multiple files. |
front 15 You are creating a database for your computer club. Most of the students live in your town, Durham. How can you make Durham appear initially in the field to make data entry easier? | back 15 make it the default value |
front 16 While working with a database, you encounter a wizard. What best describes the purpose of a wizard? | back 16 guides you through the steps of creating a database object |
front 17 o find all customers whose names begin with S, enter ____ in the Criteria row of the Customer Name field. | back 17 S* |
front 18 To find all individuals whose name is Robin or Robyn, enter ____ in the Criteria row of the appropriate column. | back 18 Rob?n |
front 19 To create a parameter query, enter a parameter rather than a specific value as a criterion in the design grid. The parameter must be enclosed in ____. | back 19 square brackets [ ] |
front 20 To find all customers whose current due amount is greater than $1,000.00, enter ____ in the Criteria row of the Current Due column. | back 20 > 1000 |
front 21 Less than (<), greater than (>), and NOT (not equal to) are examples of ____. | back 21 comparison operators |
front 22 To order the records in the answer to a query in a particular way, you ____ the records. | back 22 sort |
front 23 To sort records in a query, specify the sort order in the ____ row of the design grid below the field that is the sort key. | back 23 Sort |
front 24 To omit duplicates from a query, use the property sheet and change the Unique Values property to ____. | back 24 Yes |
front 25 To use the Report Wizard to create a report for a query, select the query in the Navigation Pane, tap or click ____ on the ribbon, and then tap or click the Report Wizard button. | back 25 CREATE |
front 26 To include calculated fields in queries, enter a name for the calculated field, a(n) ____, and then the expression in one of the columns in the Field row. | back 26 colon ( |
front 27 ____ help one slide flow gracefully into the next during a slide show. | back 27 Transitions |
front 28 PowerPoint ____ should reinforce the speaker's message and help the audience retain the information presented. | back 28 slides |
front 29 Alice is both ____ and ____. | back 29 object-oriented, event-driven |
front 30 When you begin creating a new PowerPoint presentation, you need to select a ____ | back 30 theme |
front 31 When you open a new presentation, a slide with the default ____ layout appears. | back 31 title slide |
front 32 The box on a slide that has a dotted or hatch-marked border and that contains the insertion point is a text ____. | back 32 placeholder |
front 33 PowerPoint assumes every new slide, except for a blank slide, has ____. | back 33 title |
front 34 By default, slides in a new presentation are in ____ orientation. | back 34 landscape |
front 35 Text ____ defines the appearance and shape of letters, numbers, punctuation marks, and symbols. | back 35 font |
front 36 When you add a new slide following the title slide, PowerPoint uses the ____ slide layout for the new slide. | back 36 title and content |
front 37 In a multilevel bulleted list slide, creating a lower-level paragraph is called ____ the text. | back 37 demoting |
front 38 The instructions in the language of Alice are contained on ____ which you can drag and drop into place to ____ new programs. | back 38 tiles, write |
front 39 Alice allows you to focus on ____ instead of worrying about details of a new language. | back 39 programming concepts |
front 40 A(n) ____ is anything that can be represented by data in the memory of a computer. | back 40 object |
front 41 The data that represents an object is organized into a set of ____. | back 41 properties |
front 42 The programs that manipulate the properties of an object are called the object's ____. | back 42 methods |
front 43 The values stored in the properties of an object at any one time are called the ____ of the object. | back 43 state |
front 44 A class of objects is a set of objects that each have the same ____. | back 44 properties and methods |
front 45 Users interact with Alice through a(n) __ | back 45 IDE |
front 46 Which of the following is typically contained in an IDE? | back 46 A text editor, a debugger, and an object library. |
front 47 Which of the following is typically contained in an IDE? | back 47 event trigger |
front 48 A(n) ____ is a step-by-step process that can be clearly defined. | back 48 algorithm |
front 49 The software development cycle has ____ phases. | back 49 four |
front 50 In the ____ phase, each method is tested to see if it works by itself and with other methods. | back 50 test |
front 51 In the ____ phase, the objects, methods, and initial scene are described. | back 51 design |
front 52 In the ____ phase, the necessary objects are added to the world, and their methods coded. | back 52 implement |
front 53 There are ____ types of software documentation | back 53 three |
front 54 In the ____ phase of the software development cycle, developers attempt to correct mistakes. | back 54 debugging |
front 55 Messages that appear when the program is run are intended to ____. | back 55 make the program easier to use |
front 56 Project documentation includes ____. | back 56 all of the above |
front 57 Developers often create a ____ to create the necessary entry conditions and capture the exit conditions. | back 57 testing shell |
front 58 A collection of ____ together make up the components of a more complex algorithm. | back 58 methods |
front 59 Today, branching routines are referred to as selection sequences and loops are called ____. | back 59 repetition sequences |
front 60 Linear sequences must have ____. | back 60 complete and correct instructions in the proper order |
front 61 There are ____ different kinds of binary branching sequences. | back 61 two |
front 62 "Would you like vanilla ice cream?" is an example of a(n) ____ question. | back 62 binary |
front 63 Every loop, except for a(n) ____loop that never ends, has a condition to test whether or not the body of the loop should be executed. | back 63 infinite |
front 64 A(n) ____ is a marker or a condition that tells the computer when to stop executing a loop. | back 64 sentinel |
front 65 A(n) ____ loop is a special type of sentinel loop in which the sentinel is a counte | back 65 count controlled |
front 66 ____ is an instruction that sets the first value of the control variable | back 66 initialization |
front 67 ____ is the instruction that looks at the control variable to see if the loop should be executed. | back 67 test |
front 68 Before GUIs were developed, the most common interface was a(n) ____ interface. | back 68 command-driven |
front 69 The method that is run in response to an event trigger is called an ____. | back 69 event handler |
front 70 An event occurs when an event listener detects an ____. | back 70 event trigger |
front 71 An event trigger can be ____. | back 71 any activity or condition selected by the programmer |
front 72 In a(n) ____ event type, there are three places for event handlers. | back 72 BDE |
front 73 The different events in the world appear in the ____. | back 73 events area |
front 74 Altogether, there are ____different types of events in Alice. | back 74 nine |
front 75 Which of the following is true of the complex event types? | back 75 They respond to specific event triggers tied to specific event handlers |