Totals of Amounts in Computer-Record Data Fields That Are Not

question 8

Multiple Choice

Totals of amounts in computer-record data fields that are not usually added, but are used only for data-processing control purposes, are called:

• A)record totals.
• B)hash totals.
• C)processing data totals.
• D)field totals.

Distinguish between various relationship types in databases and their practical implications.

Understand the organizational structure of databases, including key concepts like fields, records, and tables.

Understand different types of databases and their suitability for various tasks.

Recognize the structure and components of databases (e.g., tables, records, fields).

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Definitions:

Frequency Distribution

A summary of data that shows the number of occurrences of each value or category of a variable.

Cumulative Frequency

The sum of a given frequency and all frequencies so far in a frequency distribution.

Cumulative Relative Frequency

A statistical measure showing the sum of the relative frequency of all values less than or equal to a specific value, often used to understand the distribution of data points within a dataset.

Percent Frequency Distribution

A tabular summary of data showing the percentage of observations in each of several nonoverlapping classes.