Implementation, & Management 14th Edition by
Coronel & Morris
A database may be used to help people: - ANSWER: keep track of things
know the current inventory levels of products their company sells
-look up their checking account balance over the Internet.
-check on the estimated arrival time of an incoming flight at an airport.
-track which student is assigned to a particular advisor. - ANSWER: A database may
be used to help people:
Today almost every commercial database is based on: - ANSWER: relational model
SQL stands for: - ANSWER: Structured Query Language
Basic Component of a database system: - ANSWER: Users Database Application
DBMS Database
The component of a database that makes it self-describing is the: - ANSWER:
metadata
The creation of a database and its tables is a function of which component of the
database system? - ANSWER: DBMS
Intermediary between user and dbms.
Read or modify database data by sending sql statements to DBMS.
Present data to users in forms and reports. - ANSWER: Function of the database
application in a database system
Microsoft SQL Server is an example of a: - ANSWER: database management system
Microsoft Access 2013 database files are stored using the file extension: - ANSWER:
accdb mdb
create database
create tables
create supporting structures
read database data
modify database data
maintain database structures
enforce rules
control concurrency