Deck 1: Introduction

Question 1

A database system is typically defined as the four components users,database applications,the DBMS and the databases.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

In a database,each row in a spreadsheet has data about a particular instance.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Sequenced Query Language (SQL)is an internationally recognized standard language that is understood by all commercial database management system products.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Databases are a key component of e-commerce order entry,billing,shipping and customer support.

Question 5

A database management system (DBMS)creates,processes and administers databases.

Question 6

In a database system,applications write data to the database.

Question 7

A database system as typically defined can be modified to include CODASYL.

Question 8

Small databases typically have simple structures.

Question 9

Databases record data in such a way that they can produce information.

Question 10

The database management system (DBMS)is responsible for inserting,modifying,reading,and deleting data.

Question 11

In database systems,indexes are held by the database.

Question 12

The e-commerce companies use Web activity database to determine which items on a Web page are popular and successful.

Question 13

A database shows data in tables and the relationships among the rows in those tables.

Question 14

Data is recorded facts and figures;information is knowledge derived from data.

Question 15

The largest databases in e-commerce are the order entry databases.

Question 16

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)is an example of a data mining application.

Question 17

The purpose of a database is to help people keep track of things.

Question 18

In every database,not just the databases discussed in this book,table names are capitalized.

Question 19

Applications are computer programs used directly by users.

Question 20

In a database,each table stores data about a different type of thing.

Question 21

Microsoft Access is just a DBMS.

Question 22

A database is a self-describing collection of non-integrated tables.

Question 23

The DBMS ranked as having the "most power and features" in the text is IBM's DB2.

Question 24

In an Enterprise-class database system,a database application accesses the database data.

Question 25

Integrated tables store both data and the relationships among the data.

Question 26

The database application is responsible for concurrency control.

Question 27

In Microsoft Access,you can use the Oracle DBMS in place of the ADE DBMS.

Question 28

Referential integrity constraints are rules about what data values are allowed in certain columns.

Question 29

The DBMS ranked as being the "easiest to use" in the text is Microsoft's SQL Server.

Question 30

In an Enterprise-class database system,business users interact directly with the DBMS,which directly accesses the database data.

Question 31

The description of a database's structure that is stored within the database itself is called the "metadata."

Question 32

The DBMS ranked as having the "least power and features" in the text is Microsoft Access.

Question 33

All database applications get and put database data by sending SQL statements to the DBMS.

Question 34

Microsoft Access is a low-end product intended for individuals and small workgroups.

Question 35

The database management system (DBMS)is responsible for enforcing referential integrity constraints.

Question 36

The DBMS ranked as being the "most difficult to use" in the text is Oracle Corporation's Oracle Database.

Question 37

In an Enterprise-class database system,a database application interacts with the DBMS.

Question 38

A database is called "self-describing" because it reduces data duplication.

Question 39

The current DBMS engine in Microsoft Access is called ADE.

Question 40

In a database processing system,indexes are held by the database management system (DBMS).

Question 41

Paradox is the only major survivor of the "bloodbath of PC DBMS products."

Question 42

The CODASYL DBTG mode structured data relationships as a tree structure.

Question 43

Bill Gates has said that "XML is the lingua-franca of the Internet Age."

Question 44

A database stores:

A)data.
B)relationships.
C)metadata.
D)A and B
E)A,B and C

Question 45

A sales contact manager used by a salesperson is an example of a(n)________.

A)single-user database application
B)multiuser database application
C)e-commerce database application
D)A or B
E)Any of A,B or C

Question 46

The NoSQL movement should really be called a NoRelational movement.

Question 47

A database records:

A)facts.
B)figures.
C)information.
D)A and B
E)A,B and C

Question 48

Business organizations have resisted adopting object-oriented database systems because the cost of purchasing OODBMS packages is prohibitively high.

Question 49

A database design is rarely a redesign of an existing database.

Question 50

Twitter and Facebook use NoSQL databases.

Question 51

A database design may be a new systems development project.

Question 52

dBase was the first PC-based DBMS to implement true relational algebra on a PC.

Question 53

Database design is important,but fortunately it is simple to do.

Question 54

Data Language/I (DL/I)structured data relationships as a tree structure.

Question 55

A Customer Resource Management (CRM)system is an example of a(n)________.

A)single-user database application
B)multiuser database application
C)e-commerce database application
D)A or B
E)Any of A,B or C

Question 56

The purpose of a database is to:

A)help people keep track of things.
B)store data in tables.
C)create tables of rows and columns.
D)maintain data on different things in different tables.
E)All of the above.

Question 57

XML Web services allow database processing to be shared across the Internet.

Question 58

Information systems that stored groups of records in separate files were called file processing systems.

Question 59

The 1977 edition of this text contained a chapter on the relational model,and that chapter was reviewed by E.F.Codd.

Question 60

The relational model was first proposed in 1970 by E.F.Codd at IBM.

Question 61

A database consists of integrated tables,which store ________.

A)data
B)relationships among the data
C)forms
D)A and B
E)All of the above.

Question 62

A database designed to combine two databases used by the Sales department is a database being designed ________.

A)from existing data
B)as a new systems development project
C)as a redesign of an existing database
D)A and B
E)A,B,and C

Question 63

Microsoft Access includes:

A)a DBMS.
B)an application generator.
C)a Web server.
D)A and B
E)A,B and C

Question 64

In an enterprise-class database system,the database application ________.

A)creates queries
B)creates forms
C)creates reports
D)A and B
E)B and C

Question 65

In an enterprise-class database system ________.

A)the database application(s)interact(s)with the DBMS
B)the database application(s)access(es)the database data
C)the DBMS accesses the database data
D)A and B
E)A and C

Question 66

A database designed to implement requirements for a reporting application needed by the Sales department is a database being designed ________.

A)from existing non-database data
B)as a new systems development project
C)as a redesign of an existing database
D)A and B
E)A,B,and C

Question 67

Which of the following are basic components of an enterprise-class database system?

A)The user
B)The database application
C)The database management system (DBMS)
D)The database
E)All of the above.

Question 68

A program whose job is to create,process and administer databases is called the ________.

A)Database Modeling System
B)Database Management System
C)Data Business Model System
D)Relational Model Manager
E)Data Business Management Service

Question 69

The industry standard supported by all major DBMSs that allows tables to be joined together is called ________.

A)Sequential Query Language (SQL)
B)Structured Question Language (SQL)
C)Structured Query Language (SQL)
D)Relational Question Language (RQL)
E)Relational Query Language (RQL)

Question 70

A database designed using spreadsheets from the Sales department is a database being designed ________.

A)from existing data
B)as a new systems development project
C)as a redesign of an existing database
D)A and B
E)A,B,and C

Question 71

In database systems,the DBMS enforces rules which user can perform which action when.The rules are know as ________.

A)data insertion control
B)data modification control
C)data reading control
D)concurrency control
E)referential integrity constraints

Question 72

In an enterprise-class database system,reports are created by ________.

A)the user
B)the database application
C)the database management system (DBMS)
D)the database
E)All of the above.

Question 73

A database is considered "self-describing" because ________.

A)all the users' data is in one place
B)it reduces data duplication
C)it contains a description of its own structure
D)it contains a listing of all the programs that use it
E)All of the above.

Question 74

In database systems,the DBMS ________.

A)inserts data
B)modifies data
C)reads data
D)deletes data
E)All of the above.

Question 75

A database may contain ________.

A)tables
B)metadata
C)triggers
D)stored procedures
E)All of the above.

Question 76

Microsoft Access may use which of the following DBMS engines?

A)ADE
B)SQL Server
C)Oracle
D)A and B
E)A,B and C

Question 77

In database systems,the database ________.

A)holds user data
B)holds metadata
C)holds indexes
D)holds stored procedures
E)All of the above.

Question 78

A database may be designed ________.

A)from existing data
B)as a new systems development project
C)as a redesign of an existing database
D)A and B
E)A,B,and C

Question 79

An online drugstore such as Drugstore.com is an example of a(n)________.

A)single-user database application
B)multiuser database application
C)e-commerce database application
D)A or B
E)Any of A,B or C

Question 80

In database systems,the DBMS enforces rules about which data can be written in certain columns.The rules are know as ________.

A)data insertion control
B)data modification control
C)data reading control
D)concurrency control
E)referential integrity constraints