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1. Data and information are essentially the same thing.
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2. Data processing can be
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b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Easy
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3. Data is the result of processing raw facts to reveal its meaning.
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b. False
ANSWER: False
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4. When data are entered into a form and saved, they are placed in the underlying database as knowledge.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
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5. Data constitute the building blocks of information.
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base.
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Describe what a database is, the various types of databases, and why they
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are valuable assets for decision making
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7. The only way to access the data in a database is through the DBMS.
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ANSWER: True
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Describe what a database is, the various types of databases, and why they
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are valuable assets for decision making
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8. Database programming languages receive all application requests and translate them into the complex
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operations required to fulfill those requests.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
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are valuable assets for decision making
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9. The DBMS reveals much of the database’s internal complexity to the application programs and users.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
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Describe what a database is, the various types of databases, and why they
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are valuable assets for decision making
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10. One disadvantage of the DBMS is that it increases the risk of data security breaches.
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a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Easy
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are valuable assets for decision making
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