Test Bank for Modern Database Management 14th Edition (Pearson, 2025) Jeffrey A. Hoffer, Heikki Topi, Venkataraman Ramesh and Hillol Bala, Isbn no; 9780135346853, all 14 Chapters Covered

TesT Bank
for Modern Database Management 14th Edition
(Pearson, 2025) Jeffrey A. Hoffer, Heikki Topi,
Venkataraman Ramesh and Hillol Bala, Isbn no;
9780135346853,

,TABLE OF CONTENTS


Chapter 1 The Database Environment and Development Process
Chapter 2Modeling Data in the Organization
Chapter 3The Enhanced E-R Model
Chapter 4Logical Database Design and the Relational Model
Chapter 5Introduction to SQL
Chapter 6Advanced SQL
Chapter 7Databases in Applications
Chapter 8Physical Database Design and Database Infrastructure
Chapter 9Data Warehousing and Data Integration
Chapter 10Big Data Technologies
Chapter 11Analytics and Its Implications
Chapter 12Data and Database Administration with Focus on Data Quality
Chapter 13Distributed Databases
Chapter 14Object-Oriented Data Modeling

,Modern Database Management, 13e (Hoffer)
Chapter 1 The Database Environment and Development Process

1) According to a McKinsey Global Institute Report, in 2010 alone, global enterprises
stored more than:
A) 1 terabyte of data.
B) 3 gigabytes of data.
C) at least 100 petabytes of data.
D) more than 7 billion exabytes of
data. Answer: D
LO: 1.1: Define key terms.
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Concept
AACSB: Information Technology

2) Database management involves all of the following EXCEPT:
A) collecting data.
B) organizing data.
C) design web pages.
D) managing data.
Answer: C
LO: 1.1: Define key terms.
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Concept
AACSB: Information Technology

3) A database is an organized collection of related data.
A) logically
B) physically
C) loosely
D) badly
Answer: A
LO: 1.1: Define key terms.
Difficulty: Easy
Classification: Concept
AACSB: Information Technology

4) Legacy systems often contain data of quality and are generally hosted on .
A) poor; personal computers
B) excellent; mainframes
C) poor; mainframes
D) excellent; workgroup computers
Answer: C
LO: 3.1: Define key terms.

, 5) Program-data dependence is caused by:
A) file descriptions being stored in each database application.
B) data descriptions being stored on a server.
C) data descriptions being written into programming code.
D) data cohabiting with programs.
Answer: A
LO: 1.2: Name several limitations of conventional file processing systems.
Difficulty: Moderate
Classification: Concept
AACSB: Information Technology

6) Because applications are often developed independently in file processing
systems: A) the data is always non-redundant.
B) unplanned duplicate data files are the rule rather than the
exception. C) data can always be shared with others.
D) there is a large volume of file
I/O. Answer: B
LO: 1.2: Name several limitations of conventional file processing systems.
Difficulty: Moderate
Classification: Concept
AACSB: Information Technology

7) Relational databases establish the relationships between entities by means of common
fields included in a file called a(n):
A) entity.
B) relationship.
C) relation.
D) association.
Answer: C
LO: 1.3: Explain at least 10 advantages of the database approach, compared to traditional file
processing.
Difficulty: Moderate
Classification: Concept
AACSB: Information Technology

8) A(n) is often developed by identifying a form or report that a user needs on a
regular basis.
A) enterprise view
B) reporting document
C) user view
D) user snapshot
Answer: C
LO: 1.3: Explain at least 10 advantages of the database approach, compared to traditional file
processing.