A computer file can be best described as:
single data item
a general collection of data item
an orderly collection of data items
a random collection of data items
Updating a database means
modifying or adding record occurrence
revising the file structure
recognizing the database
all of the above
Related file in a disk base are grouped to form
data file
data record
menu
bank
When using a database management system, the first thing that you must do is to:
create a database file
activate file editor
load the software into your microcomputer
keep a floppy disk in readiness
A number of related records that are treated as a unit is called:
file
field
data
batch
The main idea behind computer files is that it is convenient to:
arrange them
storage information together
create them
access them
Embedded pointer provide
a secondary access path
a physical record key
an inverted index
A set of program that handle a firm's database responsibilities is called:
Data Base Management System (DBMS)
Data Base Processing System (DBPS)
Data Management System (DMS)