Lesson 3.2.1
3.2.1 Use of data types in different contexts Quiz: OCR IT, Unit 1
20 questions
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Lesson 3.2.1, Use of data types in different contexts: 20 multiple choice questions for the OCR IT (J836), Unit 1: IT in the digital world, written with Revision Ninja.
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The 20 questions
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Which data type holds only two possible values, such as true or false?
- Boolean
- Real
- Alphanumeric
- Currency
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Which data type stores whole numbers with no decimal part?
- Percentages
- Real
- Decimal
- Integer
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Which data type combines letters and numbers, such as a postcode?
- Integer
- Alphanumeric
- Boolean
- Date
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Which data type is most suitable for storing a price in pounds and pence?
- Integer
- Text
- Currency
- Boolean
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Which data type should store a date of birth so that dates can be sorted and compared?
- Text
- Boolean
- Date
- Alphanumeric
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Which data type is most suitable for a customer's surname?
- Boolean
- Percentages
- Integer
- Text
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Which data type suits a value such as 35 percent?
- Boolean
- Date
- Percentages
- Alphanumeric
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Which data type best suits a length measurement with a fractional part, such as 2.75 metres?
- Integer
- Text
- Real
- Boolean
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A form asks a yes or no question about car ownership. Which data type should store the answer?
- Integer
- Boolean
- Date
- Text
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A stock system stores the number of items on a shelf. Which data type is most suitable?
- Integer
- Currency
- Boolean
- Date
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A school stores student IDs such as S2025-14. Which data type is most suitable?
- Date
- Integer
- Alphanumeric
- Boolean
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A bank stores a balance of £1,250.40. Which data type is most suitable?
- Currency
- Text
- Integer
- Boolean
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Which data type is most appropriate for storing a person's age in whole years?
- Real
- Text
- Integer
- Boolean
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A system must store the result of 2 divided by 3 and keep its fractional part. Which type is most suitable?
- Real
- Alphanumeric
- Boolean
- Integer
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Why should a calendar date be stored using the Date data type instead of Text?
- Speeds up printing
- Takes less storage
- Allows date calculations
- Accepts letters
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Which data type is best suited for storing a single keyboard character like '@'?
- Float
- Integer
- Char
- Boolean
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A delivery window runs from 14 to 16 March. Which data type suits its start date best?
- Date
- Text
- Real
- Integer
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A temperature reading of 21.5 degrees Celsius is stored. Which data type is most suitable?
- Real
- Text
- Integer
- Boolean
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A quiz system must record whether each answer is correct. Which data type is most suitable?
- Currency
- Boolean
- Date
- Real
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A system stores a student's test score as a whole number out of 100. Which data type is most suitable?
- Percentages
- Integer
- Alphanumeric
- Currency
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