WAEC Past Questions and Answers - Page 2093

10,461.

Which of the following is a characteristic of parallel databases?

A.

There can be shared-memory or shared disk

B.

They are connected using public purpose network

C.

Machines in this environment are in different locations

D.

It has local autonomy

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

10,462.

The protection of database against compromise is known as

A.

Data passwording

B.

Data protection

C.

Database encoding

D.

Database security

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

10,463.

One advantage of indexed sequential file organization is that 

A.

Index tables are small and can be searched quickly

B.

It is cost effective

C.

It is suitable for dynamically changing files

D.

It requires less storage space

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

10,464.

Arranging records in a file according to a particular order is referred to as

A.

Matching

B.

Merging

C.

Sorting

D.

Updating

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

10,465.

Which of the foolowing statements about relational model is not correct?

A.

A file is a sequence of related records

B.

A record consist of a row of data containing single value from each column

C.

Data in the column of a table are of the same data type

D.

Data in the rows of a table are of the same data type

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.