MODERN DATABASE MANAGEMENT, 13TH EDITION
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Jeff Hoffer, Ramesh Venkataraman, Heikki Topi
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,ModernmDatabasemManagement,m13em(Hoffer)
Chapterm1m m ThemDatabasemEnvironmentmandmDevelopmentmProcess
1) AccordingmtomamMcKinseymGlobalmInstitutemReport,minm2010malone,mglobalmenterprisesmstor
edmmoremthan:
A) 1mterabytemofmdata.
B) 3mgigabytesmofmdata.
C) atmleastm100mpetabytesmofmdata.
D) moremthanm7mbillionmexabytesmofmdat
a.mAnswer:m D
LO:m 1.1:mDefinemkeymterms.mD
ifficulty:m EasymClassification:
m Concept
AACSB:m InformationmTechnology
2) Databasemmanagementm involvesmallmofmthemfollowingmEXCEPT:
A) collectingmdata.
B) organizingmdata.
C) designmwebmpages.
D) managingmdata
.mAnswer:m C
LO:m 1.1:mDefinemkeymterms.mD
ifficulty:m EasymClassification:
m Concept
AACSB:m InformationmTechnology
3) Amdatabasemismanmorganizedmcollectionmofm relatedmdata.
A) logically
B) physically
C) loosely
D) badlymA
nswer:m A
LO:m 1.1:mDefinemkeymterms.mD
ifficulty:m EasymClassification:
m Concept
AACSB:m InformationmTechnology
4) Legacymsystemsmoftenmcontainmdatamofm qualitymandmaremgenerallymhostedmonm .
A) poor;mpersonalmcomputers
B) excellent;mmainframes
C) poor;mmainframes
D) excellent;mworkgroupmcomputer
smAnswer:m C
LO:m 3.1:mDefinemkeymterms.mD
ifficulty:m ModeratemClassifica
tion:m Concept
AACSB:m InformationmTechnology
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,5) Program-datamdependencemismcausedmby:
A) filemdescriptionsmbeingmstoredminmeachmdatabasemapplication.
B) datamdescriptionsmbeingmstoredmonmamserver.
C) datamdescriptionsmbeingmwrittenmintomprogrammingmcode.
D) datamcohabitingmwithmprograms
.mAnswer:m A
LO:m 1.2:mNamemseveralmlimitationsmofmconventionalmfilemprocessingmsystems
.mDifficulty:m Moderate
Classification:m Concept
AACSB:m InformationmTechnology
6) Becausemapplicationsmaremoftenmdevelopedmindependentlyminmfilemprocessingmsystems:
A) themdatamismalwaysmnon-redundant.
B) unplannedmduplicatemdatamfilesmaremthemrulemrathermthanmthemexception.
C) datamcanmalwaysmbemsharedmwithmothers.
D) theremismamlargemvolumemofmfilemI/
O.mAnswer:m B
LO:m 1.2:mNamemseveralmlimitationsmofmconventionalmfilemprocessingmsystems
.mDifficulty:m Moderate
Classification:m Concept
AACSB:m InformationmTechnology
7) Relationalmdatabasesmestablishmthemrelationshipsmbetweenmentitiesmbymmeansmofmcommonmfiel
dsmincludedminmamfilemcalledma(n):
A) entity.
B) relationship.
C) relation.
D) association.
mAnswer:m C
LO:m 1.3:mExplainmatmleastm10madvantagesmofmthemdatabasemapproach,mcomparedmtomtraditionalmfilem
processing.
Difficulty:m ModeratemClassifi
cation:m Concept
AACSB:m InformationmTechnology
8) A(n)m
ismoftenmdevelopedmbymidentifyingmamformmormreportmthatmamusermneedsmonmamregularmbasis
.
A) enterprisemview
B) reportingmdocument
C) usermview
D) usermsnapsho
tmAnswer:m C
LO:m 1.3:mExplainmatmleastm10madvantagesmofmthemdatabasemapproach,mcomparedmtomtraditionalmfilem
processing.
Difficulty:m ModeratemClassifi
cation:m Concept
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