FOUNDATION OBJECTIVE
ASSESSMENT PRACTICE EXAM WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
, Database Application - ANSWERSoftware that helps business users interact with
database systems.
Database Administrator - ANSWERThe individual who is responsible for safeguarding
the database system against unauthorized access and enforcing procedures for user
access and system availability.
Database Designer - ANSWERDetermines the format of each data element and the
overall database structure.
Authorization - ANSWERMany database users should have limited access to specific
tables, columns, or rows of a database. Database systems use this to grant individual
users access to specific data.
Query Processor - ANSWERInterprets queries, creates a plan to modify the database or
retrieve data, and returns query results to the application
Rules - ANSWERDatabase systems ensure data is consistent with structural and
business rules.
What does the query processor perform? - ANSWERQuery optimization to ensure the
most efficient instructions are executed on the data.
Storage Manager - ANSWERTranslates the query processor instructions into low-level
file system commands that modify or retrieve data.
Indexes - ANSWERDatabase sizes range from megabytes to many terabytes, so the
storage manager uses indexes to quickly locate data.
Transaction Manager - ANSWERThe transaction manager ensures efficient transaction
execution, prevents conflicts between concurrent transactions, and restores the
database to a consistent state in case of a transaction or system failure.
Metadata - ANSWERIs data about the database, such as column names and the
number of rows in each table.
Relational Database - ANSWERStores data in tables, columns, and rows, similar to a
spreadsheet.
SQL Query Language - ANSWERAll relational database systems support this.