Exam 1: Database Systems

To reveal meaning,information requires ____________________.

A(n)____ database is designed to support a company's day-to-day operations.

In early computer file systems,a(n)___________________________________ was hired to create a computer-based system that would track data and produce required reports.

A query language is a procedural language.

A(n)___________________________________ is a collection of programs that manages the database structure and controls access to the data stored in the database.

Which of the following is an example of structured data?

____ is the body of information and facts about a specific subject.

Data ____________________ is a discipline that focuses on proper generation,storage and retrieval of data.

Metadata present a more complete picture of the data in the database than the data itself.

The DBMS reveals much of the database's internal complexity to the application programs and users.

What are the advantages of having the DBMS between the end user's applications and the database?

A(n)____ database supports a relatively small number of users (usually fewer than 50)or a specific department within an organization.

A(n)____________________ is a specific request issued to the DBMS for data manipulation.

The organization of the data within the folders in a manual file system was determined by ____.

____ data are the result of formatting to facilitate storage,use and generation of information.

We are now said to be entering the "knowledge age."

The only way to access the data in a database is through the DBMS.

____________________ is the result of processing raw data to reveal its meaning.

The database structure in a DBMS is stored as a ____.

____ provide(s)a description of the data characteristics and the set of relationships that link the data found within the database.