Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Characters are made up of smaller elements called ____.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Describe what is required to merge more than two files.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe what is required to merge more...

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A)  delete 
B)  upload 
C)  output 
D)  read

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What does the term batch processing mean?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What does the term batch processing mean?...

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of A(n) ____________________ is a small unit of...

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of When you store data in a computer...

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 7: File Handling and Applications

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