BIS Final Ch.5

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A ________ is a collection of reports, forms, and queries that process a database.
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In a typical database application, a(n) ________ shows data in a structured context.
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Which of the following describes a byte?
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Which of the following is a DBMS product from Microsoft?
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Which of the following is true of enterprise DBMS products?
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Which of the following is an example of an enterprise DBMS product?
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Databases that carry their data in the form of tables are called ________ databases.
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To prevent the ________ problem, locking must be used to coordinate the activities of users who know nothing about one another.
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________ are used to read, insert, modify, and delete data.
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Which of the following is true of personal DBMS products?
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What is metadata?
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A ________ is a program used to create, process, and administer a database.
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Columns that are keys of a different table than the one in which they reside are known as ________ keys.
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Which of the following is a function of the DBMS?
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The collection of data for all columns is called a ________.
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________ products are designed for smaller, simpler database applications.
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Bytes are grouped into columns, which are also called ________.
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To locate something in the database, one must type the keyword into the ________ of the application.
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SQL Stands for ___________.
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Characters of data are grouped into ________.
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A table is also called a ________.
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Which of the following functions of a database involves setting up user accounts, passwords, permissions, and limits for processing the database?
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Which of the following is true of a database application?
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A ________ is a self-describing collection of integrated records.
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________ refers to software systems that support very high transaction rates processing relatively simple data structures, replicated on many servers in the cloud.
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A more formal name for a table is ________.
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A ________ is a column or group of columns that identifies a unique row in a table.
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Columns are grouped into rows, which are also called ________.
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A group of similar rows is called a ________.
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________ products process large organizational and workgroup databases.
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________ is an example of a personal DBMS product.
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________ is a popular enterprise DBMS product from IBM.
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During which of the following functions of a database are tools provided for assistance?
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________ is an international standard language for processing a database.
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The name of the field and the data type would be an example of ________.
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For which of the following operations do applications use DBMS?
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The purpose of a database is to __________.