Laudon Mis 6ce Ch06

Management Information Systems, Cdn. 6e (Laudon et al.)
Chapter 6 Databases and Information Management

1) A grouping of characters into a word, a group of words, or a complete number is called a record.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1 Type: TF Page Ref: 178
AACSB: Use of information technology
CASE: Content
A-level Heading: 6.1 Organizing Data in a Traditional File Environment

2) Each characteristic or quality describing a particular entity is called an attribute.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1 Type: TF Page Ref: 178
AACSB: Use of information technology
CASE: Content
A-level Heading: 6.1 Organizing Data in a Traditional File Environment

3) Program-data dependence refers to the coupling of data stored in files and software programs that use this data such that changes in programs require changes to the data.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2 Type: TF Page Ref: 180
AACSB: Use of information technology
CASE: Content
A-level Heading: 6.1 Organizing Data in a Traditional File Environment

4) A bit represents the smallest unit of data a computer can handle.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2 Type: TF Page Ref: 178
AACSB: Use of information technology
CASE: Content
A-level Heading: 6.1 Organizing Data in a Traditional File Environment

5) A group of bytes, called a bit, represents a single character, which can be a letter, a number, or another symbol.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2 Type: TF Page Ref: 178
AACSB: Use of information technology
CASE: Content
A-level Heading: 6.1 Organizing Data in a Traditional File Environment

6) A group of related fields, such as a student's name, the course taken, date, and grade, comprises a file.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 2 Type: TF Page Ref: 178
AACSB: Use of information technology
CASE: Content
A-level Heading: 6.1 Organizing Data in a Traditional File Environment

7) A group of records of the same type is called a file.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 2 Type: TF Page Ref: 178
AACSB: Use of information technology
CASE: