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,Modern Database Management, 13e (Hoffer)
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Chapter 1 The Database Environment and Development Process
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1) According to a McKinsey Global Institute Report, in 2010 alone, global enterprises s
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tored more than:
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A) 1 terabyte of data.
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B) 3 gigabytes of data.
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C) at least 100 petabytes of data.
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D) more than 7 billion exabytes of da
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ta. Answer: D
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LO: 1.1: Define key terms.
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n: Concept
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2) Database management involves all of the following EXCEPT:
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B) organizing data. DE
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D) managing data DE
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3) A database is an organized collection of
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n: Concept
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4) Legacy systems often contain data of
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C) data can always be shared with others.
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D) there is a large volume of file I/
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LO: 1.2: Name several limitations of conventional file processing syste
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A) entity.
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LO: 1.3: Explain at least 10 advantages of the database approach, compared to traditional
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file processing.
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LO: 1.3: Explain at least 10 advantages of the database approach, compared to traditional
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file processing.
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file processing.
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A) relationships.
B) logical.
C) physical.
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LO: 1.3: Explain at least 10 advantages of the database approach, compared to traditional
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file processing.
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cation: ConceptDE
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11) Metatdata typically describes all of the following EXCEPT:
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file processing.
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cation: ConceptDE
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