Deck 7: Database Processing Applications

Question 1

Every DBMS product uses the same API.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

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

Answer 2

B

Question 3

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

Answer 3

PHP

Question 4

How can XML be used with a DBMS?

Question 5

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

Question 6

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 7

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 8

NetBeans is a(n)________.

Question 9

ODBC only works with Microsoft products.

Question 10

A SELECT … FOR XML statement produces output in HTML5 format.

Question 11

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

Question 12

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

Question 13

The first PHP element to be created is the ________.

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

Question 14

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

Question 15

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 16

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

Question 17

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

Question 18

Briefly describe PHP.

Question 19

ODBC stands for Open Database Connectivity.

Question 20

What is the NetBeans IDE?

Question 21

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

Question 22

ODBC stands for ________.

Question 23

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 24

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 25

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 26

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

Question 27

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 28

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

Question 29

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 30

Define and briefly describe the function of ODBC.

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

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

Question 33

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

Question 34

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

Question 35

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

Question 36

The ODBC standard defines a way to ________.

A) start transactions
B) develop E-R diagrams
C) normalize relations
D) insert attributes into table schemas
E) use wildcards in SQL statements

Question 37

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 38

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

Question 39

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 40

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

Question 41

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

Question 42

What are XML Web Services?

Question 43

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

Question 44

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 45

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 46

What is XML,and why is it useful?

Question 47

XML stands for ________.

Question 48

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

Question 49

XML allows a programmer to ________.

A) define elements
B) use only predefined elements
C) use only "shrink-warped," purchased programs
D) loosely define the structure of a document
E) Both A and B

Question 50

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

Question 51

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

Question 52

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

Question 53

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

Question 54

XML stands for ________.

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

Question 55

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

Question 56

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

Question 57

As a data description language,JSON is much more complex than XML.

Question 58

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

Question 59

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

Question 60

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

Question 61

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

Question 62

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 63

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

Question 64

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 65

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 66

A BEFORE trigger can be combined with an INSERT,UPDATE,or READ statement.

Question 67

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 68

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

Question 69

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 70

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 71

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

Question 72

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

Question 73

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

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

Question 74

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 75

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 76

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) Stored procedures are always written in PHP.

Question 77

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 78

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

Question 79

What is a stored procedure?

Question 80

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