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06 - Sorting and Filtering

 1. Access offers a variety of sorting and filtering tools to help you refine your data and keep it _______.

  organised

  featured

  queried

  dropped

 2. Sorting records consists of _____________them in alphabetical, incremental, chronological, or Boolean order. Sorting can be performed on fields that have numbers, strings, date, time, or Boolean values.

  querying

  rearranging

  reporting

  searching for

 3. When sorting records in alphabetical, incremental, or chronological order, the empty fields always come first.

  FALSE

  TRUE

 4. To sort records, you must _____________ that would be used as the reference. To do this, on the table or query, click a field under the column of your choice.

  specify the field

  specify the button

  specify the form

  specify the report

 5. On what field has the following database been sorted?
on_which_field_has_the_sort_beendone.gif

  by Make (alphabetically)

  By Category (alphabetically)

  By Model (numerically)

  By Purchase Price (numerically)

 6. A ______ is a criterion or a set of criteria that must be applied to a set of records to create a list of records that abide by a common rule.

  report

  formula

  filter

  query

 7. To filter records that display on a data sheet, first decide what __________ to use.

  row

  data element

  formula

  column

 8. What does the image below show (note the highlighted section)
clearing_filter_option.gif

  This is showing clearing all values from the whole database

  This is showing the removing of filtering

  This is showing how to show the results more clearly (i.e using a better font)

  This is showing how to make the colour transparent (e.g. clear)

 9. To sort the records, identify and click the column header, a cell under a column, a control, or its label. Then, in the Sort & Filter section of the Ribbon, click the _______________.
sorting_records_example_estate.gif

  column button

  report wizard button

  query button

  Ascending button

 10. Sort Descending sorts your records from ____________________.

  top to bottom

  the letter D onward

  bottom to top

  numeric to alphabetic