Core Concepts of Accounting Information Systems 12th Edition by Carolyn Strand Norman, Mark Simkin

Exercise 12

Each record in a database table of student records contains the name, address, total university credits, and total quality points for a specific student. The student's grade point average (GPA) is equal to total quality points divided by total university credits. Where would a database typically store a student's GPA information?
A) In the same table as the student's other information
B) In a new table of student details
C) In a report stored in the Reports section of the database
D) Nowhere. This is a calculated field that is typically created by a query at run time