Exam 9: Database Design

The first step in the DBLC is ____.

The database is loaded during the ____ phase of the SDLC.

User requirements,existing system evaluation,and logical system design are part of the ____ phase of the SDLC.

In the detailed systems design phase,steps are laid out for conversion from the old system to the new system.

The ____ design is the process of selecting the data storage and data access characteristics of the database.

An initial assessment of the information flow-and-extent requirements must be made during the ____________________ portion of the SDLC.

The SDLC is most important to the ____.

A detailed system specification is part of the ____ phase of the SDLC.

____________________ is the process that establishes the need for,and the extent of,an information system.

In the detailed systems design phase,the designer starts the design of the system's processes.

The implementation phase of database design includes creating the database storage structure and loading the database,but does not provide for data management.

A(n)____________________ log backup backs up only the transaction log operations that are not reflected in a previous backup copy of the database.

The advent of very sophisticated application generators and ____________________ tools has substantially decreased coding and testing time.

The ____________________ design stage uses data modeling to create an abstract database structure that represents real-world objects in the most realistic way possible.

Creating the conceptual design and selecting DBMS software are part of the ____ phase of the DBLC.

The maintenance and evolution phase of the DBLC involves ____.

"Should the existing system be replaced?" is a question that is asked during the ____ stage of the SDLC.

During the testing phase,the system is subjected to exhaustive testing until it is ready for use.

After the initial declarations in a study,the database designer must carefully probe in order to generate additional information that will help define the problem within the larger framework of company operations.

The conceptual design step that defines entities,attributes,and relationships is ____.