Access Test

25 July 2022
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A relationship between two tables in a database is formed using an backstage field?
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False
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Which Access feature provides information about Access commands, features, and instructions
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Access Help
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Which Ribbon group allows you to add fields to an Access table with defined data types
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Add & Delete
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Files created with Access 2013 may be used with which previous version of Access
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Access 2010
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The accompanying figure shows the first dialog box for the
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Simple Query Wizard
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The appearance of non-theme fonts, colors, and effects remains unchanged no matter which theme is applied to the workbook
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True
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What is the maximum character length of a field name?
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64
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Which data type would be the best logical data type for a field named PaidDate?
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Date/Time
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Formatting Date/Time fields changes only the way data is displayed, not the field __________
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values
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In the accompanying figure the field size is set to
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5
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A database or a relational database is a collection of related tables
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True
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Which Access 2013 view shows the contents of a table as a datasheet?
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Datasheet View
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The appearance of non theme fonts colors and effects remains unchanged no matter which theme
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True
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The format painter does not copy formatting applied to selected text within a cell and it does not copy data
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True
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In the accompanying figure the top portion of the table window indicated by the red bracket is the
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Table Design Grid
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The accompanying figure illustrates the design view which allows the user to modify a table structure
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Design View
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Which of the following would be a likely reason that an import process from excel to access might fail?
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The access field names and the excel worksheet column headings do not match
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A value set in the Field Properties pane that appears in a field automatically is the default value for the field
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default value
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Each record in a table is uniquely identified by a foreign key?
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False
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A software program that lets the user create databases and then manipulate the data in the databases is called a database management system ?
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True
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A table is a predesigned database that includes professionally designed database objects?
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False
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The only option available for creating tables in Access is to use the datasheet view?
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False
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The number of the currently selected record in a table and the total number of records in the table are displayed in the Current Record box which appears between the two sets of navigation buttons on a datasheet?
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True
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A question asked about the data stored in a database is called a primary key
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False
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A query is used to enter, edit, and view records in a database
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False
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When creating a form in Access, the Layout view allows the user to make design changes to the form while it is displaying data
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True
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Compacting a database rearranges the data and objects in a database to decrease its file size
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True
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A single characteristic or attribute of a person, place, object, event, or idea is a(n) table?
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False its a Field
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A relationship between two tables in a database is formed using a(n) Backstage field?
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False its Common
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Each Access database may be as large as two gigabytes in size and may have up to 255 people using the database at the same time?
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True
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The default primary key for an Access database is the ID field?
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True
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Field values that may be entered into a field are determined by the data type of the field?
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True
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The query results are stored in the database in which the query has been created?
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False are not
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A formatted printout (or screen display) of the contents of one or more tables or queries is a(n) form?
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False its a report
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It is possible to view all Access objects in the Navigation Pane?
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True
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The default sort order for records in an Access table is based on the values in the primary key field?
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True
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Access report printing options may be changed using the Navigation dialog box?
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False, Print
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Which button is used to open and close the Navigation Pane?
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Shutter Bar Open/ Close
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To save a table in Access with a name that relates to the database (a name other than the Access default name), it is necessary to complete which process?
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Save the table object
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Which Ribbon group allows you to add fields to an Access table with defined data types?
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Add & Delete
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Each row in an Access table datasheet displays which of the following?
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A record
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Each column in an Access table datasheet represents a ____.
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Field
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The specific content of a field is referred to as the ____.
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Field Value
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Which term identifies a field that appears in two separate tables and may be used to connect records in the separate tables?
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Common Field
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What is the purpose of the primary key?
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to uniquely identify each RECORD in a table
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Data organized as a collection of tables creates this type of data system.
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relational database management system
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In the accompanying figure, the red brackets designate which element of the Access 2013 window?
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Navigation Pane, its the big pane on the left that says all access objects
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Which Access 2013 view contains commands used to manage Access files and options?
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Backstage View
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All data in a database is contained in which database object?
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Table
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How many characters may a field name in Access contain including numbers, letters, spaces, and special characters?
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64
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In the accompanying figure, the Table Tools tab is an example of this type of tab that appears and provides options for working with a specific object when the object is selected
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Contextual Tab
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Another term used for the column selector feature is ____.
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Field Selector
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Which of the following terms describes the Access feature that allows a user to size a column in datasheet view so that the column is just wide enough to display the longest visible value in the column?
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Best Fit
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Using the accompanying figure, which Ribbon group and button would be used to create a new record in an Access database table?
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Records group, New button
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Clicking on the Close option from the Backstage view in Access 2013 performs which of the following tasks?
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closes the current database
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Which of the following is an Access 2013 database object?
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Table
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Which Access database object(s) might be used to enter, edit, and view records in a database?
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Forms
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Which Access database object asks a question about the data stored in a database and displays specific fields and records that answer the question?
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Query
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Which Access feature provides information about Access commands and features and instructions about how to use them?
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Access Help
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Which view is used to make design changes to a form while the form is displaying data?
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Layout view
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This icon represents which Access 2013 object? red bar at the top with two boxes on the right
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Form
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This icon represents which Access 2013 object? blue bar at the top with a grid?
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Table
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This icon represents which Access 2013 object? all green
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Report
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This icon represents which Access 2013 object? two windows open on eachother with greenish bars at the top
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Query
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What function does compacting an Access database perform other than reducing the file size?
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Repairing the Database
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In the accompanying figure, which field must be used to create a relationship between the Patient table and the Visit table?
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PatientID
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In a relational DBMS, a user may create a database structure that contains which of the following?
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fields, tables, and table relationships
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Which of the following is the file extension used for Access 2013 database files?
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.accdb
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Files created with Access 2013 may be used with which previous version of Access?
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2010
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When working with Access in ____ Mode, the user may tap the buttons on the Ribbon and also tap to use other features of Access 2013.
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Touch
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When using a mouse while in an Access 2013 work session, access a shortcut menu for an object by performing this task.
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right click
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Experienced database developers avoid using spaces in field names and object names because names with spaces might cause errors if the objects are involved in ____.
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programming tasks
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Which data type allows field values to contain letters, digits, and other characters?
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Short Text
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Which two keys on the keyboard allow an Access user to move the insertion point to the next field to the right in datasheet view when entering data?
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Tab, Enter
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Which of the following attributes of a table are saved only when the table object is saved?
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characteristics of the fields
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When copying and pasting records from one table to another, the records must first be copied to the
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clipboard
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The accompanying figure shows the first dialog box for the ____ Wizard
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Simple Query Wizard
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Records in separate tables may be connected through a(n) ____________________ that appears in both tables.
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common field
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A field in a second table that is the primary key in the first table is used to form a relationship between the two tables; the field in the second table is called a(n) ____________________.
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foreign key
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All of the data in a relational database are contained in ____________________.
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tables
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The default ____________________ provided by Access is the ID field.
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primary key
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A table's contents are shown in rows and columns when using the ____________________ view.
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datasheet
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When using the copy/paste method to copy records from one table to another table, the two tables must have the same fields, design, and order, known as the table ____________________.
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STRUCTURE
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There are two ways to move vertically from one record to another in a table; use the vertical scroll bar or the ____________________.
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navigation buttons
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Clicking or tapping this navigation button l> l moves the insertion point to the ____________________ in a table.
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last record
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Data can be presented in customized and useful ways different from tables and queries by using a Simple ____________________.
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form
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Access reports are based on a selected ____________________ or ____________________.
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table, query
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Use the ____________________ feature on the Ribbon to see how many pages are in a report based on the current layout.
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Print Preview
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The ____________________ box in the Navigation Pane (displayed in the accompaying figure) allows the Access user to search for all database objects that contain a specific value, such as the city, "Albany."
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Search
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An important reference tool available in Access 2013, which may be used to assist a user with problems that might occur, is the ____________________ system.
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Access Help
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The process of decreasing the file size of a database and enhancing the performance of the database is called ____________________ the database.
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compacting
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The ____________________ option is available to compact and repair a database file automatically every time the database is closed.
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compact on close