Debre Markos Polytechnic College

Department of Web Development and Database Administration

Module Title: - Operate Database Application
Second First Year Final Exam
Weight 40% Date 18/09/2017 E.C
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Name_________________________________________________ IDNO__________

I. Write true if the statement is correct and write false if the statement is incorrect

1. Modifying records using a simple modified form involves updating data.

2. Creating a query with multiple criteria allows selecting data based on a single condition.
3. The DatePart("m", [SalesDate]) = 12 criterion returns records where transactions took place in
December of any year.
4. To retrieve information from a database, you can use a Report.
5. An update query is used to retrieve data from one or more tables and displays the results in a
datasheet.
II. Choose the best answer from the given alternatives

1. What is the purpose of "Operation sheet 4.2 Modifying records using a simple modified form"?

a) To create a new database c) To delete existing forms

b) To update data using a form d) To generate reports

2. Which of the following is a key step when modifying records using a simple modified form?

a) Creating a new table c) Updating existing data

b) Inserting data without modifications d) Deleting all records

3. What is the title of Unit Five in the module?

a) Create Database Forms c) Retrieve information

b) Customize basic setting d) Create database objects

4. Which of the following is NOT a learning outcome for Unit Five: Retrieve information?

a) Define information retrieve c) Access and locate existing database record

b) Create database objects d) Retrieve information using simple query

5. What is the purpose of a simple query in retrieving information?

a) To create new forms c) To retrieve information with single criteria

b) To modify database structure d) To display selected data appropriately

6. Which tool is used to retrieve information from your database?

a) Report b) Form c) Query d) All

7. Which type of query retrieves data from one or more tables and displays the results in a datasheet?

a) Update query b) Delete query c) Select query d) All

8. Which criterion returns records where no value is entered in the field?

a) Is Null b) Is Not Null c) Like d) All

9. Which criterion returns records where the value is not missing in the given field?

a) Is Null b) Is Not Null c) Like d) All

10. What type of fields are used based on values from an existing data source depending on the data type
of the foreign key?

a) Attachment b) Lookup fields c) Multivalued fields d) All

11. What does the criterion Date () return in a query result for a date field?

a) Records from yesterday's date c) Records of transactions that took place on

the current day
b) Records from tomorrow's date
d) Records from the previous month

12. To return records where transactions took place before Feb 2, 2006, which criterion would you use?

a) #2/2/2006# c) > #2/2/2006#

b) < #2/2/2006# d) Between #2/2/2006# and #2/4/2006#

13. What is the approximate duration of the "Operating Database Application" module?

a) 24 Hours b) 36 Hours c) 48 Hours d) 60 Hours

14. Who prepared this module?

 a) Ministry of Education c) Private Developer

b) Ministry of Labor and Skill d) University Professors

15. Which of the following is NOT a unit covered in this module?

a) Create database objects c) Manage Network Security

b) Customize basic settings d) Retrieve information

16. Which of the following is an acronym for "Teaching, Training and Learning Materials"?

a) DB b) EIS c) TTLM d) TVET

17. What is the purpose of an input mask for an NI Number, as described in the document?

a) To restrict entry to only numbers. c) To restrict entry to two letters, six numbers,
and one letter, converting letters to uppercase.
b) To restrict entry to only letters.
d) To convert all input to lowercase.

18. In Access, what does the DatePart("q", [SalesDate]) = 1 criterion return?

a) Records from the first month of the year. c) Records from the first day of the month.

b) Records from the first quarter of any year. d) Records from the first week of the year.

19. Which operator is the same as >=#2/2/2006# and <=#2/4/2006# for filtering a range of values?

a) Like b) Not c) Between d) In

20. How can you insert multiple rows in Design view when modifying a table?

a) Click in the field below where you want to c) Press the Delete key.
insert.
d) Drag and drop the fields.
b) Select the required number of rows using the
row selector, then select Insert Rows.
 III. Match the term in Column A with its definition/description in Column B.

Column A

1. Form Column B
2. Report
A. A system of rules that Access uses to make
3. Query sure that relationships between records in
4. Primary Key related tables are valid.
5. Foreign Key B. A database objects that you can use to create
6. Referential Integrity a user interface for a database application.
7. One-to-many relationship C. Primarily used for formatting, calculating,
8. Layout View printing, and summarizing selected data in
desktop databases.
9. Design View
10. Ribbon D. Answers a question by selecting, sorting,
and filtering data based on search criteria.

E. A single field or combination of fields in a

table that uniquely identifies each record in that
table.

F. A field (or fields) in one table that references

the primary key in another table.

G. For every record in the primary table, there

are one or more related records in the foreign
table.

H. Gives a more detailed view of the structure

of your report, showing header and footer
bands.

I. A strip across the top of the program window

that contains groups of commands.

J. A view of the report that shows a more

visual representation of the data and allows for
adjustments.
Good luck!!