INF3703- ASSIGNMENT 03
2024
Solomon Mkhonto
,1. A client-side extension is a program that interacts directly with the web server to handle specific
types of requests.
a. True
b. False
2. A data store is used by data analysts to create queries that access the database.
a. True
b. False
3. A data warehouse designer must define common business dimensions that will be used by a
data analyst to expand a search.
a. True
b. False
4. A database management system (DBMS) must have validation, transformation, and mapping
functions, as well as other functions, in order to be classified as distributed.
a. True
b. False
5. A distributed database management system (DDBMS) governs the storage and processing of
logically related data over interconnected computer systems.
a. True
b. False
6. A distributed database management system (DDBMS) must be communications-media-
dependent.
a. True
b. False
, 7. A document type definition (DTD) can be referenced by many Extensible Mark-up Language (XML)
documents of the same type.
a. True
b. False
8. A field-level lock allows concurrent transactions to access the same row, as long as they require
the use of different fields within that row.
a. True
b. False
9. A full backup, or database dump, produces a complete copy of the entire database.
a. True
b. False
10. A good API makes it easy to develop a program by providing all of the building blocks.
a. True
b. False
11. A growing phase in a two-phase lock is when a transaction acquires all the required locks
without locking any data.
a. True
b. False
12. A lock guarantees the open use of a data item to multiple transactions.
a. True
b. False
13. A passive data dictionary is one that is updated automatically with every database access to
keep its access information up to date.
a. True
b. False
2024
Solomon Mkhonto
,1. A client-side extension is a program that interacts directly with the web server to handle specific
types of requests.
a. True
b. False
2. A data store is used by data analysts to create queries that access the database.
a. True
b. False
3. A data warehouse designer must define common business dimensions that will be used by a
data analyst to expand a search.
a. True
b. False
4. A database management system (DBMS) must have validation, transformation, and mapping
functions, as well as other functions, in order to be classified as distributed.
a. True
b. False
5. A distributed database management system (DDBMS) governs the storage and processing of
logically related data over interconnected computer systems.
a. True
b. False
6. A distributed database management system (DDBMS) must be communications-media-
dependent.
a. True
b. False
, 7. A document type definition (DTD) can be referenced by many Extensible Mark-up Language (XML)
documents of the same type.
a. True
b. False
8. A field-level lock allows concurrent transactions to access the same row, as long as they require
the use of different fields within that row.
a. True
b. False
9. A full backup, or database dump, produces a complete copy of the entire database.
a. True
b. False
10. A good API makes it easy to develop a program by providing all of the building blocks.
a. True
b. False
11. A growing phase in a two-phase lock is when a transaction acquires all the required locks
without locking any data.
a. True
b. False
12. A lock guarantees the open use of a data item to multiple transactions.
a. True
b. False
13. A passive data dictionary is one that is updated automatically with every database access to
keep its access information up to date.
a. True
b. False
