Tutorial Introduction Quiz: Text Version

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> Question 1:  VA FileMan Version 22.0 introduced native support for keys. All fields in a key for a given record must, when taken together, be unique for all records in the file, but individual key field values may be null.

A.  True
B.  False

> Question 2:  What term does FileMan use to refer to the new kinds of cross-references you can create in Version 22.0?

A.  New-style.
B.  Modern.
C.  Neither of the above.

> Question 3:  What function does an index perform?

A.  It provides a sorted list of field values.
B.  It allows looking up entries via indexed values.
C.  Both of the above.

> Question 4:  A Regular cross-reference can perform some action other than setting and killing an index entry.

A.  True
B.  False

> Question 5:  There are seven types of Traditional cross-references. How many types of New-style cross-references are there?

A.  Two (Regular and MUMPS).
B.  Seven (the same as Traditional).
C.  Neither of the above.

> Question 6:  The definition of a New-style cross-reference is stored in what file:

A.  INDEX file (#.11).
B.  KEY AND INDEX file (#.13).
C.  Neither of the above.

CORRECT ANSWERS:

Question 1:  VA FileMan Version 22.0 introduced native support for keys. All fields in a key for a given record must, when taken together, be unique for all records in the file, but individual key field values may be null.
     Answer:  B. "False." (Key integrity also implies that Key field values are not null.)

Question 2:  What term does FileMan use to refer to the new kinds of cross-references you can create in Version 22.0?
     Answer:  A. "New-style."

Question 3:  What function does an index perform?
     Answer:  C. "Both of the above." (An index provides both a sorted list of field values and allows looking up entries via indexed values.)

Question 4:  A Regular cross-reference can perform some action other than setting and killing an index entry.
     Answer:  B. "False." (A Regular cross-reference specifically only maintains an index. Hence, the terms Regular cross-reference and Regular index are often used interchangeably.)

Question 5:  There are seven types of Traditional cross-references. How many types of New-style cross-references are there?
     Answer:  A. "Two (Regular and MUMPS)."

Question 6:  The definition of a New-style cross-reference is stored in what file:
     Answer:  A. "INDEX file (#.11)."

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Reviewed/Updated: March 20, 2007