IS 301 Lecture 8 Exam Questions and Correct
Answers.
The DBMS reveals much of the database's internal complexity to the application programs
and users.
True
False
False
____ is used to reveal the meaning of data.
Raw facts
Knowledge
Formatting
Information
Information
Most data you encounter is best classified as ____.
Structured
Semistructured
Unstructured
Historical
Semistructured
A(n) ____ database is used by an organization and supports many users across many
departments.
desktop
workgroup
enterprise
transactional
enterprise
,____ exists when different versions of the same data appear in different places.
Data inconsistency
Data consistency
Better data integration
Improved decision making
Data inconsistency
The only way to access the data in a database is through the DBMS.
True
False
True
Accurate, relevant, and timely information is the key to ____.
data management
good decision making
knowledge
understanding
good decision making
A(n) ____ database is designed to support a company's day-to-day operations.
desktop
workgroup
enterprise
transactional
transactional
Historically, a manual file system was composed of a system of file folders and filing
cabinets.
True
False
True
, ____ data exist in a format that does not lend itself to processing that yields information.
Structured
Semistructured
Unstructured
Historical
Unstructured
Structural dependence exists when it is possible to make changes in the file structure
without affecting the application program's ability to access the data.
True
False
False
A ____ database supports data distributed across several different sites.
single-user
multiuser
centralized
distributed
distributed
Initially the files within a computer file system were similar to manual files.
True
False
True
The database structure in a DBMS is stored as a ____.
file
collection of files
set of key/value pairs
collection of queries
collection of files
Answers.
The DBMS reveals much of the database's internal complexity to the application programs
and users.
True
False
False
____ is used to reveal the meaning of data.
Raw facts
Knowledge
Formatting
Information
Information
Most data you encounter is best classified as ____.
Structured
Semistructured
Unstructured
Historical
Semistructured
A(n) ____ database is used by an organization and supports many users across many
departments.
desktop
workgroup
enterprise
transactional
enterprise
,____ exists when different versions of the same data appear in different places.
Data inconsistency
Data consistency
Better data integration
Improved decision making
Data inconsistency
The only way to access the data in a database is through the DBMS.
True
False
True
Accurate, relevant, and timely information is the key to ____.
data management
good decision making
knowledge
understanding
good decision making
A(n) ____ database is designed to support a company's day-to-day operations.
desktop
workgroup
enterprise
transactional
transactional
Historically, a manual file system was composed of a system of file folders and filing
cabinets.
True
False
True
, ____ data exist in a format that does not lend itself to processing that yields information.
Structured
Semistructured
Unstructured
Historical
Unstructured
Structural dependence exists when it is possible to make changes in the file structure
without affecting the application program's ability to access the data.
True
False
False
A ____ database supports data distributed across several different sites.
single-user
multiuser
centralized
distributed
distributed
Initially the files within a computer file system were similar to manual files.
True
False
True
The database structure in a DBMS is stored as a ____.
file
collection of files
set of key/value pairs
collection of queries
collection of files
