Modern Database Management 12th Edition
by Jeffrey Hoffer, Ramesh Venkataraman, Heikki Topi
12th Edition
,Table of Contents
Part I The Context of Database Management ......................................... 3
Chapter 1 The Database Environment and Development Process ............................................. 3
Part II Database Analysis and Logical Design ....................................... 46
Chapter 2: Modeling Data in the Organization ........................................................................ 46
Chapter 3: The Enhanced E-R Model ........................................................................................ 79
Chapter 4: Logical Database Design and the Relational Model ............................................. 100
Part III: Database Implementation and Use ......................................... 130
Chapter 5: Introduction to SQL ............................................................................................... 130
Chapter 6: Advanced SQL........................................................................................................ 142
Chapter 7: Databases in Applications (Includes transaction integrity, multi-user solutions,
application security) ................................................................................................................ 168
Chapter 8: Physical Database Design and Database Infrastructure (Includes security,
backup/recovery, and cloud solutions) ................................................................................... 178
Part IV Advanced Database Topics ...................................................... 234
Chapter 9: Data Warehousing and Data Integration............................................................... 234
Chapter 10: Big Data Technologies ......................................................................................... 244
Chapter 11: Analytics and Its Implications ............................................................................. 293
Chapter 12: Data and Database Administration with Focus on Data Quality ....... 304
,Part I The Context of Database Management
Chapter 1 The Database Environment and Development Process
1) One application of data warehouses is:
A) shipping of information.
B) order processing.
C) decision support.
D) file updating.
Accurate answer: C
Diff: 3 Page Ref:4 Topic: Introduction
AACSB: Use of Information Technology
2) Older systems that often contain data of poor quality are called systems.
A) controlled
B) legacy
C) database
D) mainframe
Accurate answer: B
Diff: 3 Page Ref:4 Topic: Introduction
AACSB: Use of Information Technology Subtopic: Conversion Costs
3) A database is an organized collection of related data.
A) logically
B) physically
C) loosely
D) badly
Accurate answer: A
Diff: 1 Page Ref:5
Topic: Basic Concepts and Definitions AACSB: Use of Information Technology
, 4) Which of the following types of data can be stored in a database?
A) Voice
B) Letters
C) Numbers
D) All of the above
Accurate answer: D
Diff: 1 Page Ref:5
Topic: Basic Concepts and Definitions
AACSB: Analytic Skills, Use of Information Technology Subtopic: Data
5) Data processed in a way that increases a user's knowledge is:
A) text.
B) graphics
C) information.
D) hyperlink.
Accurate answer: C
Diff: 1 Page Ref:6
Topic: Basic Concepts and Definitions AACSB: Use of Information Technology Subtopic: Data
Versus Information
6) Data that describe the properties of other data are:
A) relationships.
B) logical.
C) physical.
D) none of the above.
Accurate answer: D
Diff: 2 Page Ref:7
Topic: Basic Concepts and Definitions AACSB: Use of Information Technology Subtopic:
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