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File record length

  • should always be fixed
  • should always be variable
  • should be chosen to match the data character
  • depends upon the size of file
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1. Attribute of one table matching to the primary key of other table, is called as

  • foreign key
  • secondary key
  • candidate key
  • composite key

2. Data item characteristics that are important in data management include

  • punctuation
  • language
  • spelling
  • width

3. Which among following is an approach for standardizing storing of data

  • MIS
  • Structured programming
  • CODASYL specifications
  • None of above

4. Two basic types of record access methods are

  • sequential and random
  • direct and immediate
  • sequential and indexed
  • online and real time

5. Transaction processing was made possible by the development of

  • direct access storage
  • magnetic tape
  • cash register input
  • minicomputers
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