THE DATABASE ENVIRONMENT QUIZ

An enterprise database is which of the following?

A database designed to support only users external to an organization

A database designed to support a single PC

A database designed to support an entire organization

A database designed to support a relatively small group

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The primary mechanism for providing context for data is metadata.

False

True

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Another name for multimedia data is unstructured data.

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False

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Databases that contain historical and summarized information are usually called data warehouses.

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True

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The source of the data is sometimes called the system of record.

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True

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An extranet is which of the following?

The use of Internet protocols with unlimited access to company data by the company's customers and suppliers.

The use of Internet protocols with limited access to company data by the company's customers and suppliers.

The use of Internet protocols with limited access to company data by people within an organization.

The use of Internet protocols with unlimited access to company data by people within an organization.

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Stored representations of objects and events that have meaning and importance in the user's environment are known as a database.

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False

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The database approach requires additional costs and risks.

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False

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Which of the following is true for a relational database?

Complex programs have to be written for simple queries.

It is difficult to access data.

Data is represented by tables.

All of these

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Some advantages of the database approach include all, but:

program-data dependency.

improved data sharing.

improved data consistency.

minimal data redundancy.

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