Data Processing Practice Test – File Organisation (Questions with Answers and Explanations)

Which of the following options best describes the arrangement of file structure?

I. File     II. Field     III. Character        IV. Record (WASSCE CS 2020)

A. III, II, I and IV
B. II, III, I and IV
C. III, II, IV and I
D. III, IV, II and I

Which of the following is not a benefit of file organization? (WASSCE DP 2014)

A. Protection from data failures and loss
B. Efficient use of storage space
C. Fast data retrieval
D. Easy update of information

Opening an already existing sequential file in output(0) mode will lead to _____ (WASSCE CS 2017)

A. buffer overflow
B. deletion of the current content of the file
C. duplication of the current content of the file
D. addition of new data to the content of the file

Arranging records in a file according to a particular order is referred to as _____ (WASSCE DP 2018)

A. matching.
B. merging.
C. sorting.
D. updating

Any document saved into a disc is referred to as a/an _____ (NECO CS 2014)

A. field
B. file
C. folder
D. record