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,Database Processing, 16e (Kroenke/Auer/Vandenberg) Chapter
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1 Introduction
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1) The purpose of a database is to help people keep track of things. A
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nswer: TRUE z l
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AACSB: Information Technology Difficulty z l zl zl
: Easy
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LO: To understand the nature and characteristics of databases Clas
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sification: Concept z l
2) In a database, each table stores data about a different type of thing. A
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nswer: TRUE z l
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: Easy
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LO: To understand the nature and characteristics of databases Clas
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sification: Concept z l
3) Like a spreadsheet, a database table has rows and columns. A
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nswer: TRUE z l
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AACSB: Information Technology Difficulty z l zl zl
: Moderate
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LO: To understand the nature and characteristics of databases Clas
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sification: Concept z l
4) In every database, not just the databases discussed in this book, table names are capitalized. A
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nswer: FALSE z l
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AACSB: Information Technology Difficulty z l zl zl
: Moderate
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LO: To understand the nature and characteristics of databases Clas
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5) A database shows data in tables as well as the relationships among the rows in those tables. An
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swer: TRUE z l
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AACSB: Information Technology Difficulty z l zl zl
: Easy
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LO: To gain a general understanding of tables and relationships Cl
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assification: Concept z l
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,6) Data is recorded facts and figures; information is knowledge derived from data. A
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nswer: TRUE z l
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AACSB: Information Technology Difficulty
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: Easy
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LO: To understand the nature and characteristics of databases Clas
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sification: Concept z l
7) Databases record data in such a way that they can produce information. A
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nswer: TRUE z l
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AACSB: Information Technology Difficulty
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: Easy
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LO: To understand the nature and characteristics of databases Clas
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sification: Concept z l
8) Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is an example of a data mining application. A
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nswer: FALSE z l
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AACSB: Information Technology Difficulty
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: Moderate
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LO: To survey some important and interesting database applications Classificati
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on: Concept
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commerce order entry, billing, shipping, and customer support.
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Answer: TRUE P zl zl
age Ref: 11
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AACSB: Information Technology Difficulty
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: Moderate
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LO: To survey some important and interesting database applications Classificati
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on: Concept
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10) The largest databases in e-
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commerce are the order entry databases. Answer: FALSE
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AACSB: Information Technology Difficulty
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: Difficult
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LO: To survey some important and interesting database applications Classificati
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on: Concept
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, 11) E-
commerce companies use Web activity databases to determine which items on a Web page are popu
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lar and successful.
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: Moderate
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LO: To understand the importance of databases in Internet Web applications and smartphone apps
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Classification: Concept z l
12) A surrogate key is a key typically used in place of a foreign key. A
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nswer: FALSE z l
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AACSB: Information Technology Difficulty z l zl zl
: Easy
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LO: To understand the nature and characteristics of databases Clas
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sification: Concept z l
13) A database system is typically defined as its four components: users, database applications, th
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e DBMS and the databases.
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Answer: TRUE P zl zl
age Ref: 12zl zl
AACSB: Information Technology Difficulty z l zl zl
: Easy
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LO: To understand the nature and characteristics of databases Clas
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sification: Concept z l
14) Databases based on the CODASYL standard are based on the network data model. A
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nswer: TRUE z l
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AACSB: Information Technology Difficulty z l zl zl
: Moderate
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LO: To understand the history and development of database processing Classific
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ation: Concept z l
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Answer: TRUE z l
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: Easy
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LO: To gain a general understanding of tables and relationships Cl
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assification: Concept z l
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Copyright © 2022 Pearson Education, Inc.
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,Database Processing, 16e (Kroenke/Auer/Vandenberg) Chapter
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1 Introduction
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1) The purpose of a database is to help people keep track of things. A
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nswer: TRUE z l
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AACSB: Information Technology Difficulty z l zl zl
: Easy
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LO: To understand the nature and characteristics of databases Clas
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sification: Concept z l
2) In a database, each table stores data about a different type of thing. A
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nswer: TRUE z l
Page Ref: 6 zl zl
AACSB: Information Technology Difficulty z l zl zl
: Easy
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LO: To understand the nature and characteristics of databases Clas
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sification: Concept z l
3) Like a spreadsheet, a database table has rows and columns. A
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nswer: TRUE z l
Page Ref: 6 zl zl
AACSB: Information Technology Difficulty z l zl zl
: Moderate
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LO: To understand the nature and characteristics of databases Clas
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sification: Concept z l
4) In every database, not just the databases discussed in this book, table names are capitalized. A
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nswer: FALSE z l
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AACSB: Information Technology Difficulty z l zl zl
: Moderate
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LO: To understand the nature and characteristics of databases Clas
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sification: Concept z l
5) A database shows data in tables as well as the relationships among the rows in those tables. An
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swer: TRUE z l
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: Easy
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LO: To gain a general understanding of tables and relationships Cl
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assification: Concept z l
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,6) Data is recorded facts and figures; information is knowledge derived from data. A
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nswer: TRUE z l
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AACSB: Information Technology Difficulty
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LO: To understand the nature and characteristics of databases Clas
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sification: Concept z l
7) Databases record data in such a way that they can produce information. A
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nswer: TRUE z l
Page Ref: 10 zl zl
AACSB: Information Technology Difficulty
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LO: To understand the nature and characteristics of databases Clas
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sification: Concept z l
8) Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is an example of a data mining application. A
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nswer: FALSE z l
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AACSB: Information Technology Difficulty
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LO: To survey some important and interesting database applications Classificati
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on: Concept
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commerce order entry, billing, shipping, and customer support.
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Answer: TRUE P zl zl
age Ref: 11
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AACSB: Information Technology Difficulty
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LO: To survey some important and interesting database applications Classificati
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on: Concept
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10) The largest databases in e-
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commerce are the order entry databases. Answer: FALSE
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Page Ref: 11 zl zl
AACSB: Information Technology Difficulty
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LO: To survey some important and interesting database applications Classificati
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on: Concept
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, 11) E-
commerce companies use Web activity databases to determine which items on a Web page are popu
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lar and successful.
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Answer: TRUE P zl zl
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: Moderate
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LO: To understand the importance of databases in Internet Web applications and smartphone apps
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Classification: Concept z l
12) A surrogate key is a key typically used in place of a foreign key. A
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nswer: FALSE z l
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AACSB: Information Technology Difficulty z l zl zl
: Easy
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LO: To understand the nature and characteristics of databases Clas
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sification: Concept z l
13) A database system is typically defined as its four components: users, database applications, th
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e DBMS and the databases.
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Answer: TRUE P zl zl
age Ref: 12zl zl
AACSB: Information Technology Difficulty z l zl zl
: Easy
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LO: To understand the nature and characteristics of databases Clas
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sification: Concept z l
14) Databases based on the CODASYL standard are based on the network data model. A
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nswer: TRUE z l
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AACSB: Information Technology Difficulty z l zl zl
: Moderate
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LO: To understand the history and development of database processing Classific
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ation: Concept z l
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Answer: TRUE z l
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: Easy
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LO: To gain a general understanding of tables and relationships Cl
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assification: Concept z l
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