Exam 7: File Handling and Applications

Characters are made up of smaller elements called ____.

Match each term with a statement below. -Groups of related records

When you copy data from a file on a storage device into RAM,you are ____ from the file.

Programmers usually use the word "write" to mean "produce hard copy output."

A(n)____________________ is a small unit of storage that,for example,holds only one character in a simple text file.

A program in which the user makes direct requests is a(n)____________________ program.

Match each term with a statement below. -Billions of bytes

The terms "parent" and "child" can refer to file backup generations,but they are also used for a different purpose in object-oriented programming.

When you store data in a computer file on a persistent storage device,you ____________________ to the file.

____ files involves combining two or more files while maintaining the sequential order of the records.

____ storage is not lost when a computer loses power.

Define and give examples of text files and binary files.

Directories and ____ are organization units on storage devices.

To generate a control break report,your input records must be organized in ____ order based on the field that will cause the breaks.

A ____ break is a break in the logic of the program that is based on the value of a single variable.

Why might programmers use a control break program?

A ____ is a temporary detour in the logic of a program.

____ are groups of fields that go together for some logical reason.

Match each term with a statement below. -Millions of bytes

____ is processing that involves performing the same tasks with many records,one after the other.