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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is an automatic computer check to make sure data entered is sensible and reasonable known as?Double entryVerificationValidationProofreading
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat validation type would you use to check that numbers fell within a certain range?Range checkPresence check
Data Type check
Length check
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat validation type checks that a field is not left blank?Format checkLength checkPresence check
Consistency Check
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat validation type checks a minimum number of characters have been entered?Length check
Data Type check
Range checkConsistency Check
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following statements is false?Validation can check that the data is sensibleValidation can check that the data falls between certain allowable boundariesValidation can check that the data is correct
Validation is a computer-based error checking technique
- 6. Multiple Choice
What validation type checks that the gender of a person is "M" if the title is "Mr"
Consistency Check
Presence Check
Range Check
Data Type Check
- 7. Multiple Choice
What type of validation method is highlighted in the image above
Consistency check
Range check
Presence check
Length check
- 8. Multiple Choice
Occurs where the person entering the data accidentally changes the order of numbers or letters.
Transposition Errors
Transmission Errors
Typographical Errors
Transcription Errors
- 9. Multiple Choice
In a clothes shop, dress sizes may range from 8 to 18. What type of check will ensure that the customer only enters dress sizes 10, 12, 14 and you would prevent anyone trying to enter text such as ‘ten’ or ‘ten and a half’.
Range check
Data Type check
Presence check
Length check
- 10. Multiple Choice
What type of Validation are the following examples of ?
<500
> = 720 Y < 847
> = 85
Presence Check
Data Type Check
Range Check
Length Check
- 11. Multiple Choice
Checking that data entered matches the original source is...
Verification
Validation
- 12. Multiple Choice
Proofreading the online form before submitting.
Validation
Verification
- 13. Multiple Choice
State the error
46/07/1997
T Taylor
Intermediate
C Jones
- 14. Multiple Choice
Select the data verification method(s)
Double Data entry
Range check
Proofreading
Data Type check
- 15. Multiple Choice
A way of preventing errors when data is copied from one medium to another
Verification
Validation
- 16. Multiple Choice
A Turnaround document
is circulated among all the staff of an organization.
is circulated among all the heads of departments of an organization.
is output at one point which later comes back as an input
is all the above
- 17. Multiple Choice
The most important purpose of a turnaround document is to
serve as a source document
provide an audit trail for the external auditor
inform the bank of electronic funds deposits
requires an electronic device to verify the data on the document
- 18. Multiple Choice
This type of document does not need to be manually typed in by a person
human-readable
machine-readable
turnaround
source document
- 19. Multiple Choice
Data from source documents are usually typed into the computer. Based on this definition this source document would BEST be considered which of the following?
human readable
machine readable
turnaround
None of the above
- 20. Multiple Choice
Various methods of validation check is used to validate the data entered in one of the fields in the data entry form given above - Which of the following best describes how data type check can be applied to the First Name field?
Data Type check ensures that the name entered makes sense
Data Type check ensures that letters are entered into the field not numbers
Data Type check ensures that the name entered meets the correct length of characters
Data Type check ensures that the name is matches the gender of the student
- 21. Multiple Choice
Various methods of validation check is used to validate the data entered in one of the fields in the data entry form given above - Which of the following best describes how reasonableness check can be applied to the 'Number of Siblings' field?
Reasonableness check ensures that the number of sibling entered meets the correct range of numbers
Reasonableness check ensures that numbers not letters are entered into the field
Reasonableness check ensures that the number of sibling entered meets the correct length of characters
Reasonableness check ensures that the number of sibling entered is a realistic value
- 22. Multiple Choice
Various methods of validation check is used to validate the data entered in one of the fields in the data entry form given above - Which of the following combination of fields would you apply a consistency check?
Number of Siblings and Current Age
Date of Birth and Current Age
Current Age and First Name
Date of Birth and Number of Siblings
- 23. Multiple Choice
Various methods of validation check is used to validate the data entered in one of the fields in the data entry form given above - Which of the following field(s) would you apply a range check to ensure the student can be enrolled in the school at grade 7?
Current Age
Number of Siblings
First Name
Date of Birth
- 24. Multiple Choice
A ______ check compares the contents of two or more fields to make sure they make sense.
consistency
range
data type
format
- 25. Multiple ChoiceA rule to make sure that only reasonable and sensible data is entered.FilterQueryValidationVerification
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