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TEST BANK
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,Modern Database Management, 13e (Hoffer)
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Chapter 1 The Database Environment and Development Process
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1) According to a McKinsey Global Institute Report, in 2010 alone, global enterprises s
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tored more than:
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A) 1 terabyte of data.
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B) 3 gigabytes of data.
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C) at least 100 petabytes of data.
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D) more than 7 billion exabytes of da
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ta. Answer: D
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LO: 1.1: Define key terms.
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Difficulty: Easy Classificatio
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n: Concept
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AACSB: Information Technology
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2) Database management involves all of the following EXCEPT:
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A) collecting data. KL


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C) design web pages. KL KL


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Answer: C KL


LO: 1.1: Define key terms.
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n: Concept
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AACSB: Information Technology
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3) A database is an organized collection of
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A) logically
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Difficulty: Easy Classificatio
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n: Concept
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AACSB: Information Technology
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4) Legacy systems often contain data of
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A) poor; personal computers
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B) excellent; mainframes KL


C) poor; mainframes
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D) excellent; workgroup computer KL KL


s Answer: C
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LO: 3.1: Define key terms.
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,5) Program-data dependence is caused by: KL KL KL KL


A) file descriptions being stored in each database application.
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B) data descriptions being stored on a server.
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C) data descriptions being written into programming code.
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D) data cohabiting with program
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s. Answer: A
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LO: 1.2: Name several limitations of conventional file processing syste
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ms. Difficulty: Moderate
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Classification: Concept K L


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


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


AACSB: Information Technology
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8) A(n)
is often developed by identifying a form or report that a user needs on a regular
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basis.
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B) reporting document KL


C) user view KL


D) user snapsho KL


t Answer: C
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LO: 1.3: Explain at least 10 advantages of the database approach, compared to traditional
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file processing.
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, 9) A graphical system used to capture the nature and relationships among data is called a(n)
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:
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B) hypertext graphic. KL


C) relational database. KL


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Answer: D KL


LO: 1.3: Explain at least 10 advantages of the database approach, compared to traditional
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file processing.
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Difficulty: Moderate Classifi
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cation: ConceptKL


AACSB: Information Technology
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10) Data that describe the properties of other data are:
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A) relationships.
B) logical.
C) physical.
D) metadata.
Answer: D
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LO: 1.3: Explain at least 10 advantages of the database approach, compared to traditional
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file processing.
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cation: ConceptKL


AACSB: Information Technology
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11) Metatdata typically describes all of the following EXCEPT:
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A) data definitions.
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B) length.
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LO: 1.3: Explain at least 10 advantages of the database approach, compared to traditional
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file processing.
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Difficulty: Moderate Classifi
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cation: ConceptKL


AACSB: Information Technology
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