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ASSESSMENT

Quiz 1 - Database basics

1. Which of the following is a database?
telephone directory
tv guide
library catalogue
all of the above
2. Which one of the following is a record in a library catalogue?
an author
subject
book
3. Which of the following is a field in a library catalogue?(Choose all that apply)
an author
title
call number
all of the above
4. What do we call the detailed information of a record?
citation
source
index
5. A database that describes the contents of a particular set of journals, magazines, newspapers and/or other documents is:
library catalogue
journal database/index
book
6. You are setting up your own database to organize your information about your "Top 100" movies.

You want to include information like Title, Actor(s), Director, Year, Genre etc.

Each record in your database will represent:
an actor
a director
a year
a movie
7. Based on question 6, the fields in your records will represent (choose all that apply):
an actor
a director
a year
a movie
8. You are searching an electronic article index that contains citations to journal articles. What part of each article does the database contain?
the whole article
the summary of the article
the title of the article
the author, title and source of the article

 

 
 

 
 


 

 
 
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