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Chapter 1 The Database Environment and Development Process
1) One application of data warehouses is:
A) shipping of information.
B) order processing.
C) decision support.
D) file updating.
Answer: C
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!opic: "ntroduction
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&) Older s%stems that often contain data of poor 'ualit% are called (((((((( s%stems.
A) controlled
B) legac%
C) data)ase
D) mainframe
Answer: B
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!opic: "ntroduction
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#u)topic: Con*ersion Costs
3) A data)ase is an organi+ed collection of (((((((( related data.
A) logicall%
B) ph%sicall%
C) loosel%
D) )adl%
Answer: A
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!opic: Basic Concepts and Definitions
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) -hich of the following t%pes of data can )e stored in a data)ase.
A) /oice
B) 0etters
C) 1um)ers
D) All of the a)o*e
Answer: D
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!opic: Basic Concepts and Definitions
AAC#B: Anal%tic #2ills3 $se of "nformation !echnolog%
#u)topic: Data
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,) Data processed in a wa% that increases a user8s 2nowledge is:
A) te9t.
B) graphics
C) information.
D) h%perlin2.
Answer: C
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#u)topic: Data /ersus "nformation
:) Data that descri)e the properties of other data are:
A) relationships.
B) logical.
C) ph%sical.
D) none of the a)o*e.
Answer: D
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#u)topic: <etadata
;) All of the following are properties of metadata 6=C6P!:
A) data definitions.
B) processing logic.
C) rules or constraints.
D) data structures.
Answer: B
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!opic: Basic Concepts and Definitions
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#u)topic: <etadata
>) One disad*antage of file processing s%stems is:
A) reduced data duplication.
B) program?data independence.
C) limited data sharing.
D) enforcement of integrit% constraints.
Answer: C
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!opic: !raditional Aile Processing #%stems
AAC#B: $se of "nformation !echnolog%
#u)topic: Disad*antages of Aile Processing #%stems
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@) Program?data dependence is caused )%:
A) file descriptors )eing stored in each application.
B) data descriptions )eing stored on a ser*er.
C) data descriptions )eing written into programming code.
D) data coha)iting with programs.
Answer: A
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!opic: Disad*antages of Aile Processing #%stems
AAC#B: $se of "nformation !echnolog%
#u)topic: Program?Data Dependence
15) Because applications are often de*eloped independentl% in file processing s%stems:
A) the data is alwa%s non?redundant.
B) unplanned duplicate data files are the rule rather than the e9ception.
C) data can alwa%s )e shared with others.
D) there is a large *olume of file "BO.
Answer: B
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!opic: Disad*antages of Aile Processing #%stems
AAC#B: Anal%tic #2ills3 $se of "nformation !echnolog%
#u)topic: Duplication of Data
11) Organi+ations that utili+e the file processing approach spend as much as (((((((( of their "#
de*elopment )udget on maintenance.
A) 5 percent
B) &, percent
C) :5 percent
D) >5 percent
Answer: D
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!opic: Disad*antages of Aile Processing #%stems
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#u)topic: 69cessi*e Program <aintenance
1&) A graphical s%stem used to capture the nature and relationships among data is called aCn):
A) logical data model.
B) h%perte9t graphic.
C) 6RD.
D) data model.
Answer: D
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!opic: !he Data)ase Approach
AAC#B: $se of "nformation !echnolog%
#u)topic: Data <odels
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13) A person3 place3 an o)Dect 3 an e*ent or concept a)out which the organi+ation wishes to
maintain data is called aCn):
A) relationship.
B) o)Dect.
C) attri)ute.
D) entit%.
Answer: D
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!opic: !he Data)ase Approach
AAC#B: Anal%tic #2ills3 $se of "nformation !echnolog%
#u)topic: Data <odels
1) (((((((( are esta)lished )etween entities in a well?structured data)ase so that the desired
information can )e retrie*ed.
A) 6ntities
B) Relationships
C) 0ines
D) !ies
Answer: B
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!opic: !he Data)ase Approach
AAC#B: Anal%tic #2ills3 $se of "nformation !echnolog%
#u)topic: Data <odels
1,) Relational data)ases esta)lish the relationships )etween entities )% means of common fields
included in a file called aCn):
A) entit%.
B) relationship.
C) relation.
D) association.
Answer: C
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!opic: !he Data)ase Approach
AAC#B: Reflecti*e !hin2ing
#u)topic: Relational Data)ases
1:) All of the following are primar% purposes of a data)ase management s%stem CDB<#)
6=C6P!:
A) creating data.
B) updating data.
C) storing data.
D) pro*iding an integrated de*elopment en*ironment.
Answer: D
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!opic: !he Data)ase Approach
AAC#B: Anal%tic #2ills3 Reflecti*e !hin2ing
#u)topic: Data)ase <anagement #%stems