UNDERSTANDING COMPUTER FILES (Yr 9)

1. A computer _____ is a block of arbitrary information, or resource for storing information, which is available to a computer program and is usually based on some kind of durable storage. a) disk b) operator c) file d) program
2. Files are collection of data in a permanent _______ such as hard drive, CD or DVD ROM, floppy disk, memory card, flash drive etc. a) computer b) storage media c) server d) network location
3. Information in a computer file can consist of smaller packets of information (often called ____ or _____) that are individually different but share some trait in common. a) pointer, index b) field, page c) record, line d) table, query
4. The way information is grouped into file is entirely up to the ______ designing the file. a) person b) computer c) software d) mouse
5. Most computer files are used by computer _____. These software create, modify and delete files for their own use on an as – needed basis. a) analyst b) tracker c) control unit d) program
6. The content of the document file are arranged in a way that word – processing program understands, but the ______ chooses the name and location of the file and provides the bulk of the information (such as words and text) that will be stored in the file. a) user b) computer c) hard disk d) programmer
7. A _____ is a single piece of information about an object. a) set b) record c) byte d) field
8. A collection of _____ make up a record. a) projects b) fields c) tables d) files
9. A _____ defines a unit of data on a source document, screen or report. a) record b) byte c) table d) field
10. Name, address, quantity, amount are all examples of _____ a) record b) information c) field d) abstraction
11. Data ______ describe the logical unit of data. a) information b) broadcast c) elements d) page
12. The individual instances of data elements is referred to as _____ item. a) criteria b) data c) instance d) program

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