Question

Select all actions that a database may perform.

Responses

Write a business letter.
Write a business letter.

Conduct a search.
Conduct a search.

Validate the data entered and check for inconsistencies.
Validate the data entered and check for inconsistencies.

Create data-entry forms.
Create data-entry forms.

Sort and manipulate the data.
Sort and manipulate the data.

Update information in more than one place at the same time.
Update information in more than one place at the same time.

Create a bar graph.
Create a bar graph.

Find the average of four numbers.
Find the average of four numbers.

Answer 1

The actions that a database may perform include:

- Conduct a search.
- Validate the data entered and check for inconsistencies.
- Create data-entry forms.
- Sort and manipulate the data.
- Update information in more than one place at the same time.

The other actions, such as writing a business letter, creating a bar graph, and finding the average of four numbers, are generally not direct functionalities of a database itself but can be part of applications that interact with databases.