Exam 7: File Handling and Applications

A ____ is a copy that is kept in case values need to be restored to their original state.

The keyboard and printer are the default input and output devices.

A(n)____________________ file holds more temporary data than a master file.

Match each term with a statement below. -Is lost when the program ends or the computer loses power

When you write a program that stores a value in a variable,you are using ____ storage.

Files in which records must be accessed immediately are sometimes called instant access files.

____ is the more general term for an entity that organizes files.

A ____ is a collection of data stored on a nonvolatile device in a computer system.

When a program uses a ____,it reads all the records in the file from beginning to end,processing them one at a time.

The ____ file holds temporary data that is used to update the master file.

A database holds related file data in ____ .

How do you merge two alphabetically ordered input files into a new output file when you wish the output file to be in alphabetical order?

The saved version of a master file is the ____ file;the updated version is the child file.

When businesses store data items on computer systems,they are often stored in a framework called the data ____________________ that describes the relationships between data components.

You can merge more than two files.

What is a database?

What happens when you fail to close an output file?

Images and music are contained in binary files.

Match each term with a statement below. -Is not lost when a computer loses power