Quiz 1

The word ________ indicates that the facts have not yet been processed to reveal their meaning.

1. a. information

b. data

c. raw

d. dictionary

Processed data, or ________, can be used as the foundation for decision making.

a. raw data
2. b. DP

c. information

d. queries

Accurate, relevant, and timely ________ is the key to good decision making.

a. information
3. b. data

c. relationships

d. processing

What is the name for data about data?

a. superdata
4. b. metadata

c. raw data

d. unique data

Data management is a discipline that focuses on ________.

a. the management of end users

5. b. the help items to be used by end users

c. the proper generation, storage, and retrieval of information

d. the proper generation, storage, and retrieval of data

6. The ________ manages interaction between the end user and the database.

a. DM query engine

b. DP
 c. DBMQ

d. DBMS

The ________ receives all application requests and translates them into the complex operations required to fulfill re

a. workgroup
7. b. DBMS

c. DP

d. query

A single-user database that runs on a personal computer is called a(n) ________ database.

a. distributed
8. b. enterprise

c. desktop

d. workgroup

A database that supports data distributed across several different sites is called a(n) ________ database.

a. desktop
9. b. workgroup

c. enterprise

d. distributed

How many users does a workgroup database usually support?

a. 10
10. b. 30

c. 50

d. 100

Which of the following products do not provide an enterprise database?

a. IBM DB2
11. b. MS Access

c. MS SQL Server

d. Oracle RDBMS

12. A ________ system is composed of software, hardware, data, procedures and people.

a. computer
 b. software

c. database

d. file

Where was a traditional file system normally stored?

a. closet
13. b. data warehouse

c. database

d. file cabinet

A record consists of a ________.

a. character
14. b. collection of related records

c. set of one or more fields

d. group of files

All fields for a specific entity can be grouped together as a ________.

a. file
15. b. field

c. database

d. record

A raw fact such as a telephone number is known as ________.

a. records
16. b. information

c. relationships

d. data

The term ________ refers to an organization of components that define and regulate the collection, storage, manag

a. DBMS
17. b. hardware

c. database system

d. people

18. ________ are the people who use application programs to run the organization's daily operations.
 a. Managers

b. Database programmers

c. Data practitioners

d. End users

Database management systems, operating systems, applications and utilities are all examples of ________.

a. hardware
19. b. software

c. computer infrastructure

d. input and output

________ are considered database architects.

a. Database administrators
20. b. Systems administrators

c. Systems analysts and programmers

d. Database designers

Where does the DBMS store the definitions of data elements and their relationships?

a. index
21. b. data file

c. data dictionary

d. data map

________ are the instructions and rules that govern the design and use of the database system.

a. Software
22. b. Data

c. Procedures

d. Hardware

Activities that make the database perform more efficiently in terms of storage and access speed are known as perfo

a. enhancements
23. b. tuning

c. upgrades

d. development

24. The DBMS allows the user to specify what must be done, without having to specify how it is to be done, by using a(
 a. access control

b. table generator

c. security system

d. query language

________ is the de facto query language and data access standard supported by the majority of DBMS vendors.

a. 4GL
25. b. Structured Query Language

c. DBMS

d. Access Query Language