Deck 7: File Handling and Applications

Question 1

The combination of the disk drive plus the complete hierarchy of directories in which a file resides is its ____.

A) pointer
B) path
C) locator
D) stream

Answer 1

B

Question 2

____ are groups of fields that go together for some logical reason.

A) Tables
B) Databases
C) Columns
D) Records

Answer 2

D

Question 3

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

A) permanent
B) transient
C) scalable
D) optical

Answer 3

A

Question 4

____ is the more general term for an entity that organizes files.

A) Hierarchy
B) Path
C) Structure
D) Directory

Question 5

A database holds related file data in ____ .

A) fields
B) records
C) control breaks
D) tables

Question 6

Programmers usually use the word "write" to mean "produce hard copy output."

Question 7

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

Question 8

____ storage is not lost when a computer loses power.

A) Temporary
B) Intermediate
C) Permanent
D) Variable

Question 9

Characters are made up of smaller elements called ____.

A) fields
B) records
C) bits
D) bytes

Question 10

Directories and ____ are organization units on storage devices.

A) folders
B) files
C) partitions
D) streams

Question 11

Images and music are contained in binary files.

Question 12

The keyboard and printer are the default input and output devices.

Question 13

When you write a program that stores a value in a variable,you are using ____ storage.

A) permanent
B) temporary
C) resilient
D) resident

Question 14

You can merge more than two files.

Question 15

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

Question 16

A ____ is a collection of data stored on a nonvolatile device in a computer system.

A) computer message
B) computer interface
C) computer file
D) computer selector

Question 17

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.

Question 18

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

Question 19

The terms "parent" and "child" can refer to file backup generations,but they are also used for a different purpose in object-oriented programming.

Question 20

Files in which records must be accessed immediately are sometimes called instant access files.

Question 21

When you copy data from a file on a storage device into RAM,you are ____ from the file.

A) writing
B) uploading
C) outputing
D) reading

Question 22

____ is processing that involves performing the same tasks with many records,one after the other.

A) Volume processing
B) Batch processing
C) Online processing
D) Standard processing

Question 23

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

A) descending
B) bubble
C) ascending
D) merged

Question 24

A ____ is a copy that is kept in case values need to be restored to their original state.

A) read-only file
B) backup file
C) primary file
D) secondary file

Question 25

When you store data in a computer file on a persistent storage device,you ____________________ to the file.

Question 26

To generate a control break report,your input records must be organized in ____ order based on the field that will cause the breaks.

A) random
B) ascending
C) sequential
D) repeatable

Question 27

A(n)____________________ is a small unit of storage that,for example,holds only one character in a simple text file.

Question 28

When businesses store data items on computer systems,they are often stored in a framework called the data ____________________ that describes the relationships between data components.

Question 29

When a program uses a ____,it reads all the records in the file from beginning to end,processing them one at a time.

A) random access file
B) serial file
C) retired file
D) sequential file

Question 30

A program in which the user makes direct requests is a(n)____________________ program.

Question 31

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

A) examine
B) rewrite
C) close
D) index

Question 32

____ files involves combining two or more files while maintaining the sequential order of the records.

A) Merging
B) Sorting
C) Splitting
D) Dividing

Question 33

Because they enable you to locate a particular record directly (without reading all of the preceding records),random access files are also called ____ files.

A) direct access
B) indirect access
C) sequential access
D) pointed access

Question 34

The ____ file holds temporary data that is used to update the master file.

A) directory
B) transaction
C) merge
D) database

Question 35

A(n)____________________ file holds more temporary data than a master file.

Question 36

A ____ break is a break in the logic of the program that is based on the value of a single variable.

A) multiple-level control
B) simple control
C) serial control
D) single-level control

Question 37

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

A) Real-time
B) Batch
C) Database
D) Sort

Question 38

A ____ is a temporary detour in the logic of a program.

A) sequence break
B) control break
C) control sequence
D) break control

Question 39

The saved version of a master file is the ____ file;the updated version is the child file.

A) peer
B) subordinate
C) parent
D) child

Question 40

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

A) open the file
B) close the file
C) read the file
D) prepare the file

Question 41

Match each term with a statement below.


-Groups of related records

A)files
B)kilobytes
C)characters
D)random access file
E)master file
F)megabytes
G)volatile storage
H)fields
I)gigabytes
J)nonvolatile storage

Question 42

Match each term with a statement below.


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

A)files
B)kilobytes
C)characters
D)random access file
E)master file
F)megabytes
G)volatile storage
H)fields
I)gigabytes
J)nonvolatile storage

Question 43

Match each term with a statement below.


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

A)files
B)kilobytes
C)characters
D)random access file
E)master file
F)megabytes
G)volatile storage
H)fields
I)gigabytes
J)nonvolatile storage

Question 44

Match each term with a statement below.


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

A)files
B)kilobytes
C)characters
D)random access file
E)master file
F)megabytes
G)volatile storage
H)fields
I)gigabytes
J)nonvolatile storage

Question 45

What does the term batch processing mean?

Question 46

Match each term with a statement below.


-Billions of bytes

A)files
B)kilobytes
C)characters
D)random access file
E)master file
F)megabytes
G)volatile storage
H)fields
I)gigabytes
J)nonvolatile storage

Question 47

How do you merge two alphabetically ordered input files into a new output file when you wish the output file to be in alphabetical order?

Question 48

Match each term with a statement below.


-Holds complete and relatively permanent data

A)files
B)kilobytes
C)characters
D)random access file
E)master file
F)megabytes
G)volatile storage
H)fields
I)gigabytes
J)nonvolatile storage

Question 49

Define and give examples of text files and binary files.

Question 50

Match each term with a statement below.


-Is lost when the program ends or the computer loses power

A)files
B)kilobytes
C)characters
D)random access file
E)master file
F)megabytes
G)volatile storage
H)fields
I)gigabytes
J)nonvolatile storage

Question 51

What happens when you fail to close an output file?

Question 52

Why might programmers use a control break program?

Question 53

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

Question 54

Describe what is required to merge more than two files.

Question 55

What is a database?

Question 56

Match each term with a statement below.


-Millions of bytes

A)files
B)kilobytes
C)characters
D)random access file
E)master file
F)megabytes
G)volatile storage
H)fields
I)gigabytes
J)nonvolatile storage

Question 57

Match each term with a statement below.


-Thousands of bytes

A)files
B)kilobytes
C)characters
D)random access file
E)master file
F)megabytes
G)volatile storage
H)fields
I)gigabytes
J)nonvolatile storage

Question 58

Match each term with a statement below.


-Is not lost when a computer loses power

A)files
B)kilobytes
C)characters
D)random access file
E)master file
F)megabytes
G)volatile storage
H)fields
I)gigabytes
J)nonvolatile storage

Question 59

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