Modern Database Management Chapter 5

Modern Database Management Chapter 5 The purpose of a database is to ________. A) test and troubleshoot newly installed software B) design the source code for computer programs C) describe and build computer architectures D) store lists of data involving multiple themes ️ D) store lists of data involving multiple themes Databases are required to keep track of lists with multiple themes. TRUE or FALSE ️ TRUE A ________ is a self-describing collection of integrated records. A) datasheet B) dataflow C) database ️ C) database D) dataspace Which of the following best describes a byte in a database? A) It is a character of data. ️ A) It is a character of data. B) It is a group of rows. C) It is a collection of data. D) It is a group of columns. In a database, bytes are grouped into ________. A) tables B) columns ️ B) columns C) rows D) records In a database, columns are also called ________. A) records B) tables C) files D) fields ️ D) fields In a database, rows are also called ________. A) records ️ A) records B) fields C) tables D) files In a database, the collection of data for all columns is called a ________. A) record ️ A) record B) field C) file D) table In a database, a group of similar rows is called a ________. A) table ️ A) table B) record C) field D) matrix In a database, a table is also called a ________. A) record B) matrix C) file ️ C) file D) field Which of the following best describes the metadata in a database? A) programs used to create, process, and administer a database B) special data that describes the structure of a database ️ B) special data that describes the structure of a database C) data that is stored in a Web site D) special data that is unique to a specific user In a database, a column or group of columns that identifies a unique row in a table is known as a ________. A) field B) record C) file D) key ️ D) key In a database, columns that are keys of a different table than the one in which they reside are known as ________ keys. A) foreign ️ A) foreign B) alternate C) relational D) candidate Databases that carry their data in the form of tables and represent relationshi