Chapter 1 Fundamentals of DB Systems (Elmasri/Navathe) exam questions and answers. Traditional database applications - n Ans In this type of database application, Most of the information that is stored and accessed is either textual or numeric Qs Big

Chapter 1 Fundamentals of DB Systems
(Elmasri/Navathe) exam questions and
answers.
Traditional database applications - n
Ans✔
In this type of database application, Most of the information that is stored and
accessed is either textual or numeric


Qs
Big data - n
Ans✔
New types of database systems they have been created to manage data for social
media applications


Qs
Cloud storage - n
Ans✔
Storage capabilities on the web for managing all types of data including documents
programs images videos and emails


Qs
Geographic information systems (G I S) - n
Ans✔
Can store and analyze maps, weather data, and satellite images.


Qs
Data warehouses and online analytical processing (0LAP) - n
Ans✔
Very large databases, used to support decision-making

, Qs
Real - time and active database technology - n
Ans✔
Used to control industrial and manufacturing processes


Qs
Database - n
Ans✔
A collection of related data


Qs
Data - n
Ans✔
Known facts that can be recorded and that have implicit meaning


Qs
Mini world or universe of discourse (U0D) - n
Ans✔
Some aspect of the real world


Qs
Properties of a database - n
Ans✔
1. represents some aspect of the real world, sometimes called the mini world 2.
databases is a logically coherent collection of data with some inherent meaning
3. a database is designed, built and populated with data for a specific purpose. It
has an intended group of users and some preconceived applications in which these
users are interested


Qs
DBMS - n