What is an automatic computer check to make sure data entered is sensible and reasonable known as?
Double entry
Verification
Validation
What validation type checks that a field is not left blank?
Format check
Length check
Check digit
What validation type checks a minimum number of characters have been entered?
Range check
What validation type would you use to check that numbers fell within a certain range?
Presence check
Data is to be entered into a computer in the format YYMMDD. Which of the following is not a valid date?
310921
211113
21st June 2004
Which of the following statements is false?
Validation can check that the data is sensible
Validation can check that the data falls between certain allowable boundaries
Validation can check that the data is correct
Which of the following is NOT a method of verification?
Double entry - typing the data in twice and getting the computer to check the second version against the first
Using presence, range and length checks to make sure that no mistakes happen
Printing out what you have typed in and comparing it against the source data
Which method of validation would be ideal for a shop to use when entering information into a stock database?
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