Ch5

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Which of the following statements about managing data is true?

Selected    Reconciling inconsistent data can require a significant

Answer: amount of time and money.

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2

Data that unambiguously describes other data for the enterprise are called:

Selected Answer:    metadata.

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The actual elements of data that are to be collected in an ERD are called:

Selected Answer:    attributes.

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4

A top-down data modeling approach that involves describing the organization

and its data requirements at a very high level, independent of any particular
reports or screens, is called:

Selected Answer:    enterprise modeling.

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5
 The process of creating simple data structures from more complex ones, which
yields a data model that is very stable and useful across many different
requirements, is called:

Selected    normalization.

Answer:

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6

All of the following are true about using prepackaged data models, except:

False - they cannot be completely customized to fit particular business

needs.
True - projects require less time and money.
True - it may be easier to share data in interorganizational systems.
True - increased compatibility with additional vendor applications.

Selected Answer:    they cannot be completely customized to fit

particular business needs.

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7

Which of the following key data management principles is false?

True - Application software should be separate from the database.

False - Data should be captured more than once.

True - Data can exist at several levels.
True - The need to manage data is permanent.

Selected Answer:    Data should be captured more than once.

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Managerial databases are often subsets, summaries, or aggregations of:

Selected Answer:    operational databases.

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9

Which of the following statements about information processing with application

independence is false:
True - Data are captured and stored in an operational database.

False - When needed, data are taken from the database and consumed.
True - As operational data become obsolete, they are replaced with new data.
True - Snapshots of operational data are periodically transferred to a long-term
data warehouse.

Selected    When needed, data are taken from the database and

Answer: consumed.

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10

An application that manipulates data and then distributes information to

authorized users, and concentrates on creating useful information from
established data sources is called a:

Selected Answer:    data analysis and presentation application.

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An unambiguous description of each type of data that applies to all business

circumstances and users is called a(n):

Selected    definition.

Answer:

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 Which of the following prescribes who can do what and when to each kind of
data?

Selected Answer:    Usage rights

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13

A data dictionary/directory, or DD/D, contains each of the following, except:

True - entity definitions.

True - data element definitions.
False - database server definitions.
True - data standards.

Selected Answer:    database server definitions.

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14

The process of building data capture systems and ensuring that changes in
data are broadcast to all databases that store these data is part of which of
the following data resource management functions?

Selected    Acquire and maintain

Answer:

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15

Determining the physical arrangement of data based on the data required and
how the data are to be selected are part of which of the following data
resource management functions?

Selected Answer:    Organize and make accessible

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Determining, on legal and other grounds, how much data history needs to be
kept is part of which of the following data resource management functions?

Selected    Determine retention and dispose

Answer:

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Determining the timeliest and highest quality source for each data element is
part of which of the following data resource management functions?

Selected Answer:    Source

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18

Which of the following is not a reason for a manager to be possessive of data?

True - The need to protect personal privacy

True - The need to protect trade secrets
False - The desire to share scarce resources

Selected Answer:    The desire to share scarce resources

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19

Which of the following is not a justification for legislation to control transborder

data flows?

False - Prevent international trade

True - Protect domestic industry
True - Prevent economic and cultural imperialism
True - Protect individual privacy

Selected Answer:    Prevent international trade

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20

Who is responsible for maintaining metadata and analyzing the impact of

changes to application systems when data definitions are changed?

Selected    Data administration group

Answer:

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21

Who is responsible for the physical design and tuning of database systems?

Selected    Database administrator

Answer:

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22

There is usually one source system in an organization that contains all relevant
facts about a data subject.

Selected Answer: False

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Data quality and integrity controls must be stored as part of the data
definitions and enforced during data capture and maintenance.

Selected True

Answer:

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 The ______________________ diagram is the most commonly accepted method for
representing the data needs in an organization, and consists of entities,
attributes, and relationships.

Selected Entity-relationship

Answer:

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The _____________________ of an organization should contain an inventory of the uses

of data and a plan to distribute data across the business units.

Selected data architecture

Answer: