Database Systems: Design,
Implementation, & Management (Chapter
1 - Key Terms)
ad hoc query - correct answers a " spur-of-the-moment" question.
analytical database - correct answers a database focused primarily on storing historical data and
business metrics used exclusively for tactical or strategic decision making.
business intelligence - correct answers a comprehensive, cohesive, and integrated set of tools and
processes used to capture, collect, integrate, store, and analyze data with the purpose of generating and
presenting information to support business decision making.
centralized database - correct answers a database located at a single site.
cloud database - correct answers A database that is created and maintained using cloud services, such
as Microsoft Azure or Amazon's AWS.
data - correct answers Raw facts, or facts that have not yet been processed to reveal their meaning to
the end user.
data anomaly - correct answers A data abnormality in which inconsistent changes have been made to a
database. For example, an employee moves, but the address change is not corrected in all files in the
database.
data dependence - correct answers A data condition in which data representation and manipulation are
dependent on the physical data storage characteristics.
data dictionary - correct answers A DBMS component that stores metadata— data about data. Thus,
the data dictionary contains the data definition as well as their characteristics and relationships. A data
dictionary may also include data that are external to the DBMS. Also known as an information resource
dictionary. See also active data dictionary, metadata, and passive data dictionary.
data inconsistency - correct answers A condition in which different versions of the same data yield
different ( inconsistent) results.
data independence - correct answers A condition in which data access is unaffected by changes in the
physical data storage characteristics.
data integrity - correct answers In a relational database, a condition in which the data in the database
comply with all entity and referential integrity constraints.
Implementation, & Management (Chapter
1 - Key Terms)
ad hoc query - correct answers a " spur-of-the-moment" question.
analytical database - correct answers a database focused primarily on storing historical data and
business metrics used exclusively for tactical or strategic decision making.
business intelligence - correct answers a comprehensive, cohesive, and integrated set of tools and
processes used to capture, collect, integrate, store, and analyze data with the purpose of generating and
presenting information to support business decision making.
centralized database - correct answers a database located at a single site.
cloud database - correct answers A database that is created and maintained using cloud services, such
as Microsoft Azure or Amazon's AWS.
data - correct answers Raw facts, or facts that have not yet been processed to reveal their meaning to
the end user.
data anomaly - correct answers A data abnormality in which inconsistent changes have been made to a
database. For example, an employee moves, but the address change is not corrected in all files in the
database.
data dependence - correct answers A data condition in which data representation and manipulation are
dependent on the physical data storage characteristics.
data dictionary - correct answers A DBMS component that stores metadata— data about data. Thus,
the data dictionary contains the data definition as well as their characteristics and relationships. A data
dictionary may also include data that are external to the DBMS. Also known as an information resource
dictionary. See also active data dictionary, metadata, and passive data dictionary.
data inconsistency - correct answers A condition in which different versions of the same data yield
different ( inconsistent) results.
data independence - correct answers A condition in which data access is unaffected by changes in the
physical data storage characteristics.
data integrity - correct answers In a relational database, a condition in which the data in the database
comply with all entity and referential integrity constraints.
