Truem/mFalse
1. Datamandminformationmaremessentiallymthemsamemthing.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 1-2mDatamversusmInformation
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES: 01.01m-
mDefinemthemdifferencembetweenmdatamandminformation
2. Datamprocessingmcanmbemasmsimplemasmorganizingmdatamtomrevealmpatterns.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 1-2mDatamversusmInformation
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES: 01.01m-
mDefinemthemdifferencembetweenmdatamandminformation
3. Datamismthemresultmofmprocessingmrawmfactsmtomrevealmitsmmeaning.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 1-2mDatamversusmInformation
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES: 01.01m-
mDefinemthemdifferencembetweenmdatamandminformation
4. Whenmdatamarementeredmintomamformmandmsaved,mtheymaremplacedminmthemunderlyingmdatabasemasmknowledge.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: 1-2mDatamversusmInformation
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES: 01.01m-
mDefinemthemdifferencembetweenmdatamandminformation
5. Datamconstitutemthembuildingmblocksmofminformation.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 1-2mDatamversusmInformation
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES: 01.01m-
mDefinemthemdifferencembetweenmdatamandminformation
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6. Metadatamdescribemthemdatamcharacteristicsmandmthemsetmofmrelationshipsmthatmlinksmthemdatamfoundmwithinmthemdatabase.
a. True
b. False
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ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 1-3mIntroducingmthemDatabase
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES: 01.02m-
mDescribemwhatmamdatabasemis,mthemvariousmtypesmofmdatabases,mandmwhymtheymaremval
uablemassetsmformdecisionmmaking
7. ThemonlymwaymtomaccessmthemdataminmamdatabasemismthroughmthemDBMS.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: 1-3amRolemandmAdvantagesmofmthemDBMS
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES: 01.02m-
mDescribemwhatmamdatabasemis,mthemvariousmtypesmofmdatabases,mandmwhymtheymaremval
uablemassetsmformdecisionmmaking
8. Databasemprogrammingmlanguagesmreceivemallmapplicationmrequestsmandmtranslatemthemmintomthemcomplexmoperati
onsmrequiredmtomfulfillmthosemrequests.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: 1-3amRolemandmAdvantagesmofmthemDBMS
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES: 01.02m-
mDescribemwhatmamdatabasemis,mthemvariousmtypesmofmdatabases,mandmwhymtheymaremval
uablemassetsmformdecisionmmaking
9. ThemDBMSmrevealsmmuchmofmthemdatabase’sminternalmcomplexitymtomthemapplicationmprogramsmandmusers.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: 1-3amRolemandmAdvantagesmofmthemDBMS
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES: 01.02m-
mDescribemwhatmamdatabasemis,mthemvariousmtypesmofmdatabases,mandmwhymtheymaremval
uablemassetsmformdecisionmmaking
10. OnemdisadvantagemofmthemDBMSmismthatmitmincreasesmthemriskmofmdatamsecuritymbreaches.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 1-3amRolemandmAdvantagesmofmthemDBMS
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES: 01.02m-
mDescribemwhatmamdatabasemis,mthemvariousmtypesmofmdatabases,mandmwhymtheymaremval
uablemassetsmformdecisionmmaking
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