Exam 7: File Handling and Applications

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

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

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

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

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

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?

What is a database?

Directories and ____ are organization units on storage devices.

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

List and describe three characteristics that all files have in common.

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

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

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

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

You can merge more than two files.