Test bank for database systems design implementation and management 13th edition coronel

,Chapter6601:66Database66Syst
ems
True66/66False

1. Data66and66information66are66essentially66the66same66thing.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 1-266Data66versus66Information
LEARNING66OBJECTIVES 01.0166-
: 66Define66the66difference66between66data66and66information


2. Data66processing66can66be66as66simple66as66organizing66data66to66reveal66patterns.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 1-266Data66versus66Information
LEARNING66OBJECTIVES 01.0166-
: 66Define66the66difference66between66data66and66information


3. Data66is66the66 result66 of66 processing66 raw66 facts66 to66reveal66 its66 meaning.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 1-266 Data66 versus66 Information
LEARNING66OBJECTIVES 01.0166 -
: Define66the66difference66between66 data66and66 infor
mation

4. When66data66 are66entered66into66 a66 form66 and66 saved,66 they66 are66 placed66 in66the66 underlying66database66 as66 knowle
dge.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: 1-266 Data66 versus66 Information
LEARNING66OBJECTIVES 01.0166 -
: Define66the66difference66between66 data66and66 infor
mation

5. Data66constitute66the66building66blocks66of66information.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 1-266 Data66 versus66 Information

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6. Metadata66describe66the66data66 characteristics66 and66the66set66 of66relationships66that66links66the66data66found66 within6
6 the66 database.




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b. False




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