Data Processing and Storage (F/G)

By Computing Department


1. The heading Item Description is an example of a ......

    a field

    a record

    a file

    a database

2. What is the most likely use of this database?

    Banking

    Mail Order

    Payroll

3. How many records are in the file? (Enter a number not text)

    

4. All the information about a scanner is called a ...

    field

    record

    file

5. All of the data is held in a ...

    field

    record

    file

6. Additional copies of the file should be kept. This is called ...

    Interactive Processing

    Batch Processing

    Making Backups

7. The woman using a cash machine is using interactive processing

    True

    False

8. Telephone orders to a Mail Order company are dealt with using an interactive system.

    True

    False

9. Payroll systems will normally calculate wages using an interactive system.

    True

    False

10. The information must be kept accurate. Which word best describes this?

    Backups

    Updating

    Storing

    Sorting

11. What does EFT stand for?

    Electric funds transfer

    Electronic Funds Transfer

    Electronic floppy transfer

12. POS Terminal =

    Point of Sale Terminal

    Point or Save Terminal

    PowerPoint Save Terminal

13. They have a till and a barcode reader and are found at supermarket checkouts

    Point of Sale Terminal

    Stock Control Computer

    Data backup point

14. Transferring money between bank accounts using computer systems is called

    Point Of Sales Terminal

    EFT Electronic FundsTransfer

    Interactive processing