Test Bank - Database Systems: Design, Implementation, and Management 13th
Edition
by Coronel & Morris
All Chapters | Expert Verified Answers | Graded A+
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,Chapter 01: Database Systems
True / False
1. Data and information are essentially the same thing.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 1-2 Data versus Information
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 01.01 - Define the difference between data and information
2. Data processing can be as simple as organizing data to reveal patterns.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 1-2 Data versus Information
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 01.01 - Define the difference between data and information
3. Data is the result of processing raw facts to reveal its meaning.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 1-2 Data versus Information
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 01.01 - Define the difference between data and information
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,4. When data are entered into a form and saved, they are placed in the underlying database as
knowledge.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: 1-2 Data versus Information
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 01.01 - Define the difference between data and information
5. Data constitute the building blocks of information.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 1-2 Data versus Information
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 01.01 - Define the difference between data and information
6. Metadata describe the data characteristics and the set of relationships that links the data
found within the database.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 1-3 Introducing the Database
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, LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 01.02 - Describe what a database is, the various types of databases,
and why they are valuable assets for decision making
7. The only way to access the data in a database is through the DBMS.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: 1-3a Role and Advantages of the DBMS
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 01.02 - Describe what a database is, the various types of databases,
and why they are valuable assets for decision making
8. Database programming languages receive all application requests and translate them into
the complex operations required to fulfill those requests.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: 1-3a Role and Advantages of the DBMS
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 01.02 - Describe what a database is, the various types of databases,
and why they are valuable assets for decision making
9. The DBMS reveals much of the database’s internal complexity to the application programs
and users.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
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Edition
by Coronel & Morris
All Chapters | Expert Verified Answers | Graded A+
1|Page
,Chapter 01: Database Systems
True / False
1. Data and information are essentially the same thing.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 1-2 Data versus Information
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 01.01 - Define the difference between data and information
2. Data processing can be as simple as organizing data to reveal patterns.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 1-2 Data versus Information
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 01.01 - Define the difference between data and information
3. Data is the result of processing raw facts to reveal its meaning.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 1-2 Data versus Information
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 01.01 - Define the difference between data and information
2|Page
,4. When data are entered into a form and saved, they are placed in the underlying database as
knowledge.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: 1-2 Data versus Information
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 01.01 - Define the difference between data and information
5. Data constitute the building blocks of information.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 1-2 Data versus Information
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 01.01 - Define the difference between data and information
6. Metadata describe the data characteristics and the set of relationships that links the data
found within the database.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 1-3 Introducing the Database
3|Page
, LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 01.02 - Describe what a database is, the various types of databases,
and why they are valuable assets for decision making
7. The only way to access the data in a database is through the DBMS.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: 1-3a Role and Advantages of the DBMS
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 01.02 - Describe what a database is, the various types of databases,
and why they are valuable assets for decision making
8. Database programming languages receive all application requests and translate them into
the complex operations required to fulfill those requests.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: 1-3a Role and Advantages of the DBMS
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 01.02 - Describe what a database is, the various types of databases,
and why they are valuable assets for decision making
9. The DBMS reveals much of the database’s internal complexity to the application programs
and users.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
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