INFS 346 Exam 1 Questions With Correct
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Data - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-facts that are recorded and can be
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accessed and data is recorded and kept because it is considered to be of
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|use to an intended user (includes text, numbers, figures, graphics,
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images, audio, etc.) because it will be useful in the future
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Information - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-refers to the data that is accessed
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by a user for some particular purpose. Typically, it requires getting
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information from a. collection of data, searching, processing, or
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manipulating the data in some form | | | | |
- ex. phonebook is data, phone number is information
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Metadata - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Data that describes the structure
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and the properties of the data. It is ESSENTIAL for the proper
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understanding and use of the data (rows and columns in a spreadsheet)
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Database - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-structured collection of related data
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stored on a computer medium. The purpose is to efficiently retrieve and
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restore data to access information
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, Database Metadata - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Represents the structure
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of the database and describes the database itself. It contains names of
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data structures, data types, data descriptions, and other information
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describing characteristics of the data | | | |
Database Management System (DBMS) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Software that allows you to interact with the database; used to create
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databases, storage, retrieval, update, deletion of data in the database,
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and maintain the database
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ex. powerpoint
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Database System - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Computer-based system
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whose purpose is to enable an efficient interaction between the users
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and the information captured in a database
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ex. front-end application
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Front-end applications - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-provide a mechanism
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for easy interaction between users and the DBMS
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ex. swiping into WTC
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End-users (business-users) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-users using a
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database system to support their tasks and processes
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ex. anyone who uses a database system
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Answers
Data - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-facts that are recorded and can be
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accessed and data is recorded and kept because it is considered to be of
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|use to an intended user (includes text, numbers, figures, graphics,
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images, audio, etc.) because it will be useful in the future
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Information - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-refers to the data that is accessed
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by a user for some particular purpose. Typically, it requires getting
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information from a. collection of data, searching, processing, or
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manipulating the data in some form | | | | |
- ex. phonebook is data, phone number is information
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Metadata - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Data that describes the structure
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and the properties of the data. It is ESSENTIAL for the proper
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understanding and use of the data (rows and columns in a spreadsheet)
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Database - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-structured collection of related data
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stored on a computer medium. The purpose is to efficiently retrieve and
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restore data to access information
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, Database Metadata - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Represents the structure
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of the database and describes the database itself. It contains names of
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data structures, data types, data descriptions, and other information
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describing characteristics of the data | | | |
Database Management System (DBMS) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Software that allows you to interact with the database; used to create
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databases, storage, retrieval, update, deletion of data in the database,
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and maintain the database
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ex. powerpoint
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Database System - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Computer-based system
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whose purpose is to enable an efficient interaction between the users
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and the information captured in a database
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ex. front-end application
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Front-end applications - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-provide a mechanism
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for easy interaction between users and the DBMS
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ex. swiping into WTC
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End-users (business-users) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-users using a
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database system to support their tasks and processes
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ex. anyone who uses a database system
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