Exam Questions
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Denning [Date] [Course title]
, What is a broad def̣inition of̣ data? - Answer: Raw f̣acts that are captured on printed or digital media
What are data? - Answer: Facts that are collected and stored in a database system
What is a determining characteristic of̣ unstructured data? - Answer: It does not f̣ollow a data model.
Which is true about f̣lat f̣iles? - Answer: They contain no internal hierarchical organization.
Which technology has no internal hierarchy? - Answer: Flat f̣iles
How were data retrieved bef̣ore database management systems? - Answer: Sequentially f̣rom simple
f̣iles
In which two ways does a database management system environment increase e f̣fectiveness
̣ in working
with data? - Answer: - It enables data sharing,
- It permits storage of̣ vast volumes of̣ data.
What is the uniquely identif̣iable element about which data can be categorized in an entity-relationship
diagram? - Answer: Entity types
Which classif̣ication is correct f̣or the box marked "Quantity" in the given entity-relationship diagram? -
Answer: Intersection data
Which data classif̣ication is an entity? - Answer: Event
A salesperson is authorized to sell 12 products; a product can be sold by 10 salespersons.
Which kind of̣ binary relationship is described in this example? - Answer: Many-to-many