MODERN DATABASE MANAGEMENT
FINAL PAPER FULL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED
●● Older systems that often contain data of poor quality are called
________ systems.
Answer: legacy
●● A database is an organized collection of ________ related data.
Answer: logically
●● Which of the following types of data can be stored in a database?
Answer: Voice, Letters, Numbers
●● Data processed in a way that increases a user's knowledge is:
Answer: information.
●● Data that describe the properties of other data are:
Answer: none of the above.
●● All of the following are properties of metadata EXCEPT:
Answer: processing logic.
,●● One disadvantage of file processing systems is:
Answer: limited data sharing.
●● Program-data dependence is caused by:
Answer: file descriptors being stored in each application.
●● Because applications are often developed independently in file
processing systems:
Answer: unplanned duplicate data files are the rule rather than the
exception.
●● Organizations that utilize the file processing approach spend as much
as ________ of their IS development budget on maintenance.
Answer: 80 percent
●● A graphical system used to capture the nature and relationships
among data is called a(n):
Answer: data model.
●● A person, place, an object , an event or concept about which the
organization wishes to maintain data is called a(n):
Answer: entity.
, ●● ________ are established between entities in a well-structured
database so that the desired information can be retrieved.
Answer: Relationships
●● Relational databases establish the relationships between entities by
means of common fields included in a file called a(n):
Answer: relation.
●● All of the following are primary purposes of a database management
system (DBMS) EXCEPT:
Answer: providing an integrated development environment.
●● A(n) ________ is often developed by identifying a form or report
that a user needs on a regular basis.
Answer: user view
●● With the database approach, data descriptions are stored in a central
location known as a(n):
Answer: repository.
●● A user view is:
Answer: a logical description of some portion of the database.
FINAL PAPER FULL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED
●● Older systems that often contain data of poor quality are called
________ systems.
Answer: legacy
●● A database is an organized collection of ________ related data.
Answer: logically
●● Which of the following types of data can be stored in a database?
Answer: Voice, Letters, Numbers
●● Data processed in a way that increases a user's knowledge is:
Answer: information.
●● Data that describe the properties of other data are:
Answer: none of the above.
●● All of the following are properties of metadata EXCEPT:
Answer: processing logic.
,●● One disadvantage of file processing systems is:
Answer: limited data sharing.
●● Program-data dependence is caused by:
Answer: file descriptors being stored in each application.
●● Because applications are often developed independently in file
processing systems:
Answer: unplanned duplicate data files are the rule rather than the
exception.
●● Organizations that utilize the file processing approach spend as much
as ________ of their IS development budget on maintenance.
Answer: 80 percent
●● A graphical system used to capture the nature and relationships
among data is called a(n):
Answer: data model.
●● A person, place, an object , an event or concept about which the
organization wishes to maintain data is called a(n):
Answer: entity.
, ●● ________ are established between entities in a well-structured
database so that the desired information can be retrieved.
Answer: Relationships
●● Relational databases establish the relationships between entities by
means of common fields included in a file called a(n):
Answer: relation.
●● All of the following are primary purposes of a database management
system (DBMS) EXCEPT:
Answer: providing an integrated development environment.
●● A(n) ________ is often developed by identifying a form or report
that a user needs on a regular basis.
Answer: user view
●● With the database approach, data descriptions are stored in a central
location known as a(n):
Answer: repository.
●● A user view is:
Answer: a logical description of some portion of the database.
