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Your Answer: dxdf Correct Answers: Database management system DBMS DB management system
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A database schema is Your Answer: the collection of related data Correct Answer: a description of the database using a specific data model The schema is the description of a database
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A data model is Your Answers: a model of the data stored the collection of stored data Correct Answers: a tool that can be used to describe a database a set of concepts used to describe a database The collection of stored data is called a database.
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The component of a data model which is used to specify the constraints specific to that data model is called Your Answer: integrity component
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A language you can use to define tables, schemas, attribute domains and constraints is called a Your Answer: data definition language
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A conceptual schema is a description of a database specified using a high-level data model Your Answer: True
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Which of the following is NOT a function of a conceptual database model: Your Answer: represents the relationships between data Correct Answer: enables the database to be implemented in a DBMS
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A database extension is Your Answer: the data and all software (DBMS and applications) that process the database Correct Answer: the state of the database
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DBA stands for __________ Your Answer: fdd Correct Answer: Database administrator
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The database manipulation language is a language that allows Your Answer: the database structure to be modified Correct Answer: specification of updates and retrievals
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Which of the following is NOT a function of a DBA? Your Answer: database tuning Correct Answer: transaction management
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A database in which data is stored on several computers is called a Your Answers: centralized
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Who or what is responsible for maintaining database consistency? Your Answer: the DBMS vendor Correct Answer: database management system
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The database lifecycle consists of Your Answer: requirements analysis, conceptual, logical and physical design of the database Correct Answer: all stages starting from requirements analysis, design, implementation and maintenance of an operating database
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A data catalog stores Your Answers: data from various databases meta-data Correct Answers: meta-data
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List all database design phases that are DBMS independent. Your Answer: requirements analysis and conceptual design
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Which of the following is NOT an advantage of using databases: Your Answer: flexibility Correct Answer: lower cost