Choose just one answer for each question.

1. The main use of a database program is to
create document layouts for newspapers, adverts, brochures and leaflets
store numerical data and perform calculations
organise collections of data or information

2. Which of these is a likely use of a database in a school?
controlling the burglar alarm system
locating the telephone number of a parent whose child is ill
sending letters home to parents about a school play

3. Which of these services makes use of a database of websites?
a chat room
an email program
a search engine

4. Putting the records of information into alphabetical order in a database is called
sorting
searching
sifting

5. A printout of records of information from a database is sometimes called a
list
message
report

6. Which of these is a way to search a database?
a query
a macro
a form

7. A field that uniquely identifies a record is called a
header
main field
key field

8. To list database records alphabetically A-Z, a list should be sorted
in ascending order
in descending order
horizontally by column

9. A database is divided into
fields
records
names

10. Which of the following is not an example of a database?
address book
bar chart
dictionary

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