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◉ currency. Answer: Special form of number data that formats all
values with a currency indicator.
◉ paragraph text. Answer: Text longer than 256 characters
◉ object. Answer: Type of data storage that cannot be entered via a
keyboard, such as an image or music file.
◉ DBMS (Database Management System). Answer: a product used
for the storage and organization of data that typically has defined
formats and structures
◉ What companies build DBMS. Answer: Oracle
Microsoft SQL Server
IBM DB2
MySQL
, ◉ Microsoft Access. Answer: the database application in the
software package for Microsoft Office
◉ Open office base. Answer: Personal database management system
◉ Apache OpenOffice. Answer: An open source suite of productivity
apps.
◉ SQL (Structured Query Language). Answer: an international
standard language for processing a database
◉ QBE (query by example). Answer: Using a grid to form queries
where fields can be added, sorted, compared, etc.
◉ Metadata. Answer: data about data
◉ Examples of metadata. Answer: author, date created and date
modified and file size
◉ data dictionary. Answer: compiles all of the metadata about the
data elements in the data model
◉ Twitter. Answer: a website that enables users to send and receive
"tweets," messages up to 140 characters long