Site Title: Digital Planet: Tomorrow's Technology and You, 10e Book Title: Digital Planet: Tomorrow's Technology and You, 10/e Book Author: Beekman Location on Site: Chapter 7: Database Applications and Privacy Implications > Online Study Guide Date/Time Submitted: September 22, 2013 at 2:40 PM (UTC/GMT) Summary of Results 31% Correct of 26 Scored items: 8 Correct: 31% 18 Incorrect: 69%
21 total questions in quiz (with 1 question containing multiple pairs), for a total of 26 scored items More information about scoring
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____________ make it easier to store large amounts of information, retrieve information quickly and flexibly, and organize and reorganize information. Your Answer: Databases
Correct. Databases make it easier to store large amounts of information, retrieve information quickly and flexibly, and organize and reorganize information.
2.
A _____________ is a feature of databases that blurs the line between application programs and development tools. Your Answer: report
Correct Answer: stored query
Refer to Database Queries
3.
_____________ is a standard language that allows users to query databases without learning a new programming language. Your Answer: Visual Basic
Correct Answer: SQL
Refer to Complex Queries
4.
A ______________ program automates appointment calendar, to-do list, and address/phone book functions. Your Answer: Web database
Correct Answer: personal information manager (PIM)
Refer to Personal Information Managers
5.
A ____________ can manipulate data in a large collection of tables, cross-referencing between tables as needed. Your Answer: database program
Correct Answer: database-management system
Refer to What Is a Database-Management System?
6.
A ____________ is a field shared by all the tables that use data from a table. Your Answer: data object
Correct Answer: key field
Refer to What Is a Database-Management System?
7.
A ___________ system enables users to access data stored on large server systems using PCs or smart phones through a network or the Internet. Your Answer: client/server
Correct. A client/server system enables users to access data stored on large server systems using PCs or smart phones through a network or the Internet.
8.
The discovery and extraction of hidden predictive information from large databases is called ____________. Your Answer: interactive processing
Correct Answer: data mining
Refer to Data Mining
9.
A database that stores data in cubes rather than 2-D tables is a(n) ____________. Your Answer: multidimensional database
Correct. A database that stores data in cubes rather than 2-D tables is a multidimensional database.
10.
____________ eliminates dirty data to correct errors in a database. Your Answer: Data scrubbing
Correct. Data scrubbing eliminates dirty data to correct errors in a database.
11.
Fraudulent credit card charges, massive phone bills, threats from collection agencies, and arrests are sometimes the result of ___________. Your Answer: data errors
Correct Answer: identity theft
Refer to Personal Data: All about You
12.
According to the U.S. Supreme Court, the right to privacy is implied by which document? Your Answer: The Code of Fair Information Practice
Correct Answer: U.S. Constitution
Refer to Big Brother and Big Business
13.
The ____________ regulates the use of government data in determining eligibility for federal benefits. Your Answer: 1988 Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act
Correct. The 1988 Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act regulated the use of government data in determining eligibility for federal benefits.
14.
____________ is the result of massive disk drives, inexpensive memory, and sophisticated software that replaced batch processing for most applications. Your Answer: Automated processing
Correct Answer: Interactive processing
Refer to Real-Time Computing
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Privacy is usually referred to as an individual's right to have control over confidential personal information. Your Answer: True
Correct. Privacy is usually referred to as an individual's right to have control over confidential personal information.
16.
SQL is a full-featured programming language similar to Java or C#. Your Answer: True
Correct Answer: False
Incorrect. Refer to How It Works: The Language of Database Queries
17.
A media database can serve as an index to separately stored video and audio files because they are too large to store in a database. Your Answer: False
Correct Answer: True
Incorrect. Refer to Media Libraries
18.
Privacy breaches may be innocent mistakes, strategic actions, or malicious mischief, and may not always involve computers. Your Answer: False
Correct Answer: True
Incorrect. Refer to Personal Data: All about You
19.
Databases are only useful for small quantities of information. Your Answer: True
Correct Answer: False
Incorrect. Refer to What Good Is a Database?
20.
A database table contains records made up of discrete chunks of information called fields. Your Answer: False
Correct Answer: True
Incorrect. Refer to Database Anatomy
21.
Match the following terms to the correct definition.
Option Your Answer: Correct Answer: Comments 21.1
Table B. A discrete chunk of information in a record F. A collection of related information Incorrect. A field is a discrete chunk of information in a record. 21.2
Field C. Shows one record on the screen at a time B. A discrete chunk of information in a record Incorrect. The form view shows one record on the screen at a time. 21.3
Record A. All the information related to a person, product, or event A. All the information related to a person, product, or event Correct! 21.4
Database F. A collection of related information D. A collection of related tables Incorrect. A table is a collection of related information. 21.5
Form view D. A collection of related tables C. Shows one record on the screen at a Incorrect. A database is a collection of time related tables. 21.6
Report E. Shows the selected fields and records in an easy-to- read format E. Shows the selected fields and records in an easy-to- read format Correct!