CIS4365: Database Applications
Fall, 2017

Data Base Foundations On-line Quiz

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Question 1:    Which of the following adjectives about a database would NOT be used to describe what it is?

                         integrated
                           large
                           logical
                           physical
                           All could be used

Question 2:   Information is

                         numeric data
                           data which increases awareness
                           symbolically ordered data
                           non-random data
                           logical data

IQuestion 3:   The type of DBMS which states that a parent may have many children and a child may have many parents is called a(n) __ DBMS.
                         hierarchical
                           network
                           relational
                          object-oriented
                           multi-dimensional

Question 4:    Codd developed the relational DBMS based on:

                         the tendency of people to view tables as two-dimensional
                           the inability to operationalize hierarchical systems
                           the inability of network models to retrieve 1:M data
                           the inability to incorporate schemas into any system
                           the cost involved in using any of the other systems

Question 5:    Which is an intended advantage of the DBMS approach?

                         Data intended to meet specific user applications
                           Data consolidation
                           Maintenance of data standards
                           A and B
                           B and C

Question 6:    Data that describes the property of other data is known as:

                         symbolic
                           logical
                           information
                           transformational
                           none of the above

Question 7:    Disadvantages of the file processing system include:

                         reduced data dependence
                           program-dependent data
                           limited data sharing
                           A and B
                           B and C

Question 8:    A database containing information developed and maintained by individuals in an organization is a(n) __ database.

                         operational
                           analytical
                           data warehouse
                           distributed
                           end-user

Question 9:   A logical description of part of the database required by users to perform some task is a(n) __

                         user profile
                           user area
                           user workspace
                           user view
                           user program

Question 10:  A unique identifier for a student would be?

                         GPA
                           Address
                           Social security number
                           Gender
                           All of the above

 

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