FREE BEC Subtest II Questions and Answers

Question 1

What is a database?

Accepted Answer

A computer mechanism for storing and retrieving data

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A base layer for storing items

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A type of a disk

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A part of a computer closest to data

Question 2

A database of auto parts has two tables. The first table includes all the different parts. The second table includes all the different types of vehicles.
Some parts can be used in more than one vehicle, while all vehicles consist of more than one part. This describes which type of table association?

Accepted Answer

Many-to-many

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All-to-many

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Many-to-one

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Many-to-all

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One-to-many

Question 3

_____ is a field in a database table (or a combination of fields) that has a unique value.

Accepted Answer

A primary key

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A foreign key

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An identifier

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An alternate key

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A secondary key

Question 4

What does the Consumer Price Index measure?

Accepted Answer

Changes in the price level of an economy

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Changes in unemployment

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Changes in tax rates

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Changes in depreciation

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Changes in the quantity supplied in an economy

Question 5

Why does a higher interest rate affect the business cycle?

Accepted Answer

If the interest rates high, individuals will borrow less because it costs more

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It takes longer to get a loan

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Banks have less money to loan

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Individuals will not apply for a loan

Question 6

Which of the following is a lagging economic indicator?

Accepted Answer

balance of trade

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industrial production

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number of employees by sector

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gross national product

Question 7

An increase in inflation will lead to a(n) _____ in bond/debt prices.

Accepted Answer

decrease

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increase

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unknown change

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large change