Deck 7: Database Processing Applications

Question 1

HTML standards are defined by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).

Answer 1

True

Question 2

A trigger is an event stored in a database that is invoked by the DBMS when specified events occur.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

If a server is using a Microsoft Windows operating system,it is usually running Internet Information Services (IIS)as its Web server.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

A stored procedure is a module of logic normally written in a traditional programming language like C++ and stored in the application program.

Question 5

A BEFORE trigger is called by the DBMS before reading data.

Question 6

With ODBC,a database and the DBMS that processes it are identified by the data source.

Question 7

Basic Web pages are created using Hypertext Markup Language (HTML).

Question 8

ODBC stands for Open Database Connectivity.

Question 9

In general,the best type of ODBC data source that can be defined for a Web application is a system data source.

Question 10

With ODBC,the driver manager serves as an intermediary between the application and the DBMS drivers.

Question 11

A stored procedure is invoked automatically by the DBMS whenever certain events occur.

Question 12

If the Web server and the DBMS are running on the same server,the system has a three-tier architecture.

Question 13

ODBC only works with Microsoft products.

Question 14

Every DBMS product has an application programming interface (API).

Question 15

Every DBMS product uses the same API.

Question 16

ODBC is an industry standard interface between programming code and DBMS APIs.

Question 17

The most commonly used Web server on servers running the UNIX or Linux operating system is Internet Information Services (IIS).

Question 18

With ODBC,only a single driver is needed to handle all data source types,such as SQL Server,Oracle Database,MySQL,and Microsoft Access.

Question 19

A common default Web page name recognized by most Web servers is FirstPage.html.

Question 20

With ODBC,a file data source is available only to the user that created it.

Question 21

Which of the following SQL commands cannot be used with a trigger?

A)INSERT
B)SELECT
C)UPDATE
D)DELETE
E)Both B and D

Question 22

According to the ODBC standard,which of the following is not part of the specification of a data source?

A)The associated DBMS
B)The database
C)The driver
D)The operating system
E)The network platform

Question 23

Extensible Markup Language (XML)is becoming a standard means for defining the structure of documents and for transmitting documents from one computer to another.

Question 24

XML designers created a system that allows document structure,data content,and materialization to be mixed.

Question 25

If the computer hosting the Web server is running a Windows operating system,the Web server is probably:

A)Apache.
B)Tomcat.
C)Internet Information Services (IIS).
D)Internet Interpreter Server (IIS).
E)Information Interpreter Server (IIS).

Question 26

Which of the following is true about stored procedures?

A)Stored procedures cannot be passed parameters like a regular application function.
B)Stored procedures are stored as an embedded function in the application program.
C)Stored procedures are stored in the database.
D)Stored procedures are invoked automatically by the DBMS when specific events occur.
E)All of the above are true about stored procedures.

Question 27

When using Microsoft Access and IIS,the Web pages that access the database cannot be written using PHP.

Question 28

XML Web Services is a means for protecting and hiding elements of program functionality that otherwise would be available for misuse over the Web.

Question 29

Which of the following is not a type of trigger that can be invoked before DBMS insert,update,or delete actions?

A)BEFORE triggers
B)PREVIOUS triggers
C)AFTER triggers
D)INSTEAD OF triggers
E)None of the above

Question 30

When using Microsoft Access and IIS,the ODBC data source should be a system data source.

Question 31

If the computer hosting the Web server is running a UNIX or Linux operating system,the Web server is probably:

A)Apache.
B)Tomcat.
C)Internet Information Server (IIS).
D)Internet Interpreter Server (IIS).
E)Information Interpreter Server (IIS).

Question 32

XML provides a standardized,non-customizable way to describe the content of a document.

Question 33

The ODBC standard defines a way to:

A)start transactions.
B)rollback transactions.
C)create a connection.
D)issue SQL commands.
E)All of the above

Question 34

When using Microsoft Access and IIS,a good basic ASCII text editor for producing HTML is FrontPage.

Question 35

Which of the following is a function performed by the driver manager in ODBC?

A)Submit SQL statements to the data source.
B)Determine the type of DBMS that processes a given ODBC data source.
C)Load the appropriate ODBC driver into memory.
D)Convert data source error codes into ODBC error codes.
E)Both B and C

Question 36

In XML,a document author can only use the predefined XML tags.

Question 37

Every DBMS product has an API,which stands for:

A)All Program Interpreter.
B)All Program Interface.
C)Application Programming Interpreter.
D)Application Programming Interface.
E)None of the above

Question 38

When using Microsoft Access and IIS,there is no need for an ODBC data source.

Question 39

When using Microsoft Access and IIS,the basic Web home page can be named index.html.

Question 40

ODBC stands for:

A)Open Database Compatibility.
B)Open Database Connectivity.
C)Open-source Database Compatibility.
D)Open-source Database Connectivity.
E)None of the above

Question 41

When using an ODBC data source with IIS and Microsoft Access,we should use:

A)a file data source.
B)a system data source.
C)a user data source.
D)a LAMP data source.
E)a WAMP data source.

Question 42

A(n)________ is similar to a computer program subroutine or function,but it is stored within the database.

Question 43

The intermediary between the application and the DBMS drivers in the ODBC architecture is the:

A)driver manager.
B)OLE DB interface.
C)ODBC driver.
D)data source.
E)database connector.

Question 44

The final step of using a PHP connection to a DBMS is to:

A)open the connection.
B)test the connection.
C)query the database.
D)process the query results.
E)close the connection.

Question 45

A commonly used Web server on servers running the Linux operating system is ________.

Question 46

In PHP,any programming language statements that are to be processed on the server must be enclosed in:

A).
B)[php and php].
C)(php and php).
D).
E) and .

Question 47

When using Microsoft Access and IIS,a basic Web home page name that we should use even if we need to change IIS settings is:

A)AWebPage.htm.
B)index.html.
C)MyWebPage.htm.
D)MyWeb.htm.
E)MyPage.htm.

Question 48

ODBC stands for ________.

Question 49

To get data after opening a connection,a PHP program needs to:

A)open the connection.
B)test the connection.
C)query the database.
D)process the query results.
E)close the connection.

Question 50

A(n)________ is a program stored within the DBMS that is invoked by the DBMS when a specified event occurs.

Question 51

XML stands for:

A)Experimental Markup Language.
B)Existential Markup Language.
C)Extendable Markup Language.
D)Extensible Markup Language.
E)Extensible Marketing Language.

Question 52

Before running Web pages in Internet Information Server (IIS)against a Microsoft Access database,we need to create a(n):

A)OBDC data source.
B)JBDC data source.
C)OLE DB data source.
D)LAMP data source.
E)WAMP data source.

Question 53

When working with Microsoft Access on a Windows operating system,a simple but usable ASCII text editor is:

A)Microsoft Word.
B)Notepad.
C)Wordpad.
D)Microsoft Frontpage.
E)Microsoft Visual Studio .NET.

Question 54

When using Microsoft Access and IIS,we can create Web pages that access the database using the popular ________ scripting language.

A)PHP
B)DSN
C)DSP
D)JSN
E)PSJ

Question 55

Which of the following is a task performed by the driver according to the ODBC standard?

A)Determines the appropriate DBMS
B)Validates the format of the ODBC command received from the application
C)Converts data source error codes into ODBC standard error codes
D)Verifies the application to the data source
E)Converts the data source into an SQL-compliant data structure

Question 56

After trying to open a connection,a PHP connection to a DBMS needs to:

A)open the connection.
B)test the connection.
C)query the database.
D)process the query results.
E)close the connection.

Question 57

Every DBMS product has a(n)________ that allows DBMS functions to be executed from application program code.

Question 58

XML allows a programmer to:

A)define elements.
B)use only predefined elements.
C)use only "shrink-warped," purchased programs.
D)Both A and B
E)All of the above

Question 59

After getting data from a database,a PHP program needs to:

A)open the connection.
B)test the connection.
C)query the database.
D)process the query results.
E)close the connection.

Question 60

The first PHP element to be created is the:

A)Command object.
B)Connection.
C)Errors collection.
D)Parameters collection.
E)RecordSet object.

Question 61

If the Web server and the DBMS are running on the different servers,the system has a(n)________ architecture.

Question 62

What are the common differences between a Web database processing system running on the Windows operating system and one running on a Linux operating system?

Question 63

Even when using Microsoft Access and IIS,we should still use a basic Web home page named ________.

Question 64

When using Microsoft Access and IIS,the Web pages that access the database can be written using the ________ scripting language.

Question 65

Briefly describe PHP.

Question 66

What is the NetBeans IDE?

Question 67

NetBeans is a(n)________.

Question 68

With PHP,we enclose PHP commands in between the ________ and ________ symbols.

Question 69

When using Microsoft Access and IIS with an ODBC data source,the ODBC data source should be a(n)________.

Question 70

How can XML be used with a DBMS?

Question 71

Define and briefly describe the function of ODBC.

Question 72

XML stands for ________.

Question 73

When using Microsoft Access and IIS,a good basic ASCII text editor for producing HTML is ________.

Question 74

According to the ODBC standard,a(n)________ is a database and its associated DBMS,operating system,and network platform.

Question 75

What is a trigger?

Question 76

When using Microsoft Access and IIS,the connection to the Access database must be provided by using a(n)________.

Question 77

What is a three-tier architecture?

Question 78

Briefly describe three types of triggers.

Question 79

What is XML,and why is it useful?

Question 80

What is a stored procedure?