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The DBMS acts as an interface between what two components of an enterprise-class database system?

A

Database application and the database

B

Data and the database

C

The user and the database application

D

Database application and SQL

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Which of the following products was an early implementation of the relational model developed by E.F. Codd of IBM?

A

IDMS

B

DB2

C

dBase-II

D

R:base

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The following are components of a database except ________ .

A

user data

B

metadata

C

reports

D

indexes

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An application where only one user accesses the database at a given time is an example of a(n) ________ .

A

single-user database application

B

multiuser database application

C

e-commerce database application

D

data mining database application

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An on-line commercial site such as Amazon.com is an example of a(n) ________ .

A

single-user database application

B

multiuser database application

C

e-commerce database application

D

data mining database application

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Which of the following products was the first to implement true relational algebra in a PC DBMS?

A

IDMS

B

Oracle

C

dBase-II

D

R:base

Computer » Database Basics and Architecute

SQL stands for ________ .

A

Structured Query Language

B

Sequential Query Language

C

Structured Question Language

D

Sequential Question Language

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Because it contains a description of its own structure, a database is considered to be ________ .

A

described

B

metadata compatible

C

self-describing

D

an application program

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The following are functions of a DBMS except ________ .

A

creating and processing forms

B

creating databases

C

processing data

D

administrating databases

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Helping people keep track of things is the purpose of a(n) ________ .

A

database

B

table

C

instance

D

relationship

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Which of the following products implemented the CODASYL DBTG model?

A

IDMS

B

DB2

C

dBase-II

D

R:base

Solution

The data model proposed by the CODASYL DBTG (see CODASYL) in which data is organized into records of different types and records are organized into sets of different types, both record and set types being named. A particular set type is defined as having an owner record type and one or more member record types.

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An Enterprise Resource Planning application is an example of a(n) ________ .

A

single-user database application

B

multiuser database application

C

e-commerce database application

D

data mining database application

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A DBMS that combines a DBMS and an application generator is ________ .

A

Microsoft's SQL Server

B

Microsoft's Access

C

IBM's DB2

D

Oracle Corporation's Oracle

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You have run an SQL statement that asked the DBMS to display data in a table named USER_TABLES. The results include columns of data labeled "TableName," "NumberOfColumns" and "PrimaryKey." You are looking at ________ .

A

user data.

B

metadata

C

A report

D

indexes

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Which of the following is not considered to be a basic element of an enterprise-class database system?

A

Users

B

Database applications

C

DBMS

D

COBOL programs