Records and Files Flashcards
1
Q
What is a data structure?
A
A data structure is a collection of elementary data types such as integer, real, Boolean, char or string.
2
Q
What is a record?
A
A record is a data structure consisting of a number of fields which can be all of different types.
3
Q
What is a field?
A
Single item of data in a record.
4
Q
How are records held?
A
In tables in a database.
5
Q
What is a file?
A
A file is able to store a collection of records.
6
Q
What is a file known as if it has several text fields seperated by commas?
A
CSV, comma separated values file.
