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Which of these is not a function of a database management system? a. Create a database b. Process a database c. Interpret a database d. Administer a database - ANS c. Interpret a database Select all the functions of a database. Mine data Centralize data Control redundant data Store duplicate data - ANS Centralize data Control redundant data How does a relational DBMS represent data? a. Two-dimensional matrices b. Two-dimensional tables COPYRIGHT © 2025 BRAINBARTER ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 2 c. Two-dimensional scatterplots d. Two-dimensional Gantt charts - ANS b. Two-dimensional tables The field used to uniquely identify each record (row) is called the: a. Key field b. Primary Key c. Foreign Key d. Look-up field - ANS a. Key field The field used for key fields in a table, which is used for organization, is called the: a. Key field b. Primary Key c. Foreign Key d. Look-up field - ANS b. Primary Key In general, the most unique field in a table is the: a. Key field b. Primary Key c. Foreign Key d. Look-up field - ANS b. Primary Key The ________ is used in a second table as the look-up field to identify records from original table.

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ITSS 3300 PRACTICE EXAM 2
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS



Which of these is not a function of a database management system?


a. Create a database
b. Process a database
c. Interpret a database

d. Administer a database - ANS c. Interpret a database


Select all the functions of a database.


Mine data
Centralize data
Control redundant data

Store duplicate data - ANS Centralize data
Control redundant data


How does a relational DBMS represent data?


a. Two-dimensional matrices
b. Two-dimensional tables


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,c. Two-dimensional scatterplots

d. Two-dimensional Gantt charts - ANS b. Two-dimensional tables


The field used to uniquely identify each record (row) is called the:


a. Key field
b. Primary Key
c. Foreign Key

d. Look-up field - ANS a. Key field


The field used for key fields in a table, which is used for organization, is called the:


a. Key field
b. Primary Key
c. Foreign Key

d. Look-up field - ANS b. Primary Key


In general, the most unique field in a table is the:


a. Key field
b. Primary Key
c. Foreign Key

d. Look-up field - ANS b. Primary Key


The ________ is used in a second table as the look-up field to identify records from original
table.



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, a. Key field
b. Primary Key
c. Foreign Key

d. Look-up field - ANS c. Foreign Key


What is the hierarchy of data elements in a database?


a. Bytes (Characters) -> Table (File) -> Fields (Columns) -> Records (Rows)


b. Bytes (Characters) -> Table (File) -> Records (Rows) -> Fields (Column)


c. Table (File) -> Fields (Columns) -> Records (Rows) -> Bytes (Characters)



d. Table (File) -> Records (Rows) -> Fields (Columns) -> Bytes (Characters) - ANS d. Table (File)
-> Records (Rows) -> Fields (Columns) -> Bytes (Characters)


Match the term to the definition:


a. Attribute (Metadata) 1.
b. Column (Field) 2.
c. Database 3.
d. Entity 4.
e. Row (Record) 5.
f. Table (File) 6.


1. Each characteristic, or quality, describing the entity 2. Group of related characters, words,
numbers, etc. 3. Group of related columns (fields)
4. Group of related rows (records)
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