INMT 342 Exam 1 questions with verified accurate
solution (detailed & elaborated) (2025/2026) TEST!!
File System - (ANSWER)Very simple method to compile information
Advantages of file system - (ANSWER)Simple, fast-processing, "legacy system"
Disadvantages of file system - (ANSWER)Program data dependence, data
duplication, limited file sharing
Data - (ANSWER)Meaningful facts, text, graphics, images, videos etc.
Information - (ANSWER)Data processed to be useful in decision making
Metadata - (ANSWER)Data that describes data
Database - (ANSWER)Organized collection of logically related data
Database Processing - (ANSWER)Performing specific operations on a set of data
Advantages of database processing - (ANSWER)Program/Data independent,
improved data integrity/sharing, reduces maintainance
, Disadvantages of database processing - (ANSWER)New, specialized, personal,
costly, complexity of conversion
Systems Development Life Cycle - (ANSWER)Framework for getting a project
done
Planning -> Analysis -> Design -> Implementation -> Maintenance
Conceptual Database Design - (ANSWER)Determine user requirements,
determine business rules, build conceptual data model
Structured Data - (ANSWER)Numeric Values, characters and dates. Stored in a
tabular form (table, array, spreadsheet etc.)
Unstructured Data (Multimedia Data) - (ANSWER)E-mails, tweets, Facebook
posts, GPS info, images, videos etc.
Database Application - (ANSWER)Application program used to perform a series of
database activities on behalf of database users
Data Model - (ANSWER)Graphical system used to capture the
nature/relationships among data
solution (detailed & elaborated) (2025/2026) TEST!!
File System - (ANSWER)Very simple method to compile information
Advantages of file system - (ANSWER)Simple, fast-processing, "legacy system"
Disadvantages of file system - (ANSWER)Program data dependence, data
duplication, limited file sharing
Data - (ANSWER)Meaningful facts, text, graphics, images, videos etc.
Information - (ANSWER)Data processed to be useful in decision making
Metadata - (ANSWER)Data that describes data
Database - (ANSWER)Organized collection of logically related data
Database Processing - (ANSWER)Performing specific operations on a set of data
Advantages of database processing - (ANSWER)Program/Data independent,
improved data integrity/sharing, reduces maintainance
, Disadvantages of database processing - (ANSWER)New, specialized, personal,
costly, complexity of conversion
Systems Development Life Cycle - (ANSWER)Framework for getting a project
done
Planning -> Analysis -> Design -> Implementation -> Maintenance
Conceptual Database Design - (ANSWER)Determine user requirements,
determine business rules, build conceptual data model
Structured Data - (ANSWER)Numeric Values, characters and dates. Stored in a
tabular form (table, array, spreadsheet etc.)
Unstructured Data (Multimedia Data) - (ANSWER)E-mails, tweets, Facebook
posts, GPS info, images, videos etc.
Database Application - (ANSWER)Application program used to perform a series of
database activities on behalf of database users
Data Model - (ANSWER)Graphical system used to capture the
nature/relationships among data
