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The DBMS is used to create the database itself.

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Personal DBMS products,such as Microsoft Access,create a clear distinction between the DBMS and the database application.

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What components are included in a database?

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The database contains user data,metadata,indexes and other overhead data,and application metadata.User data is the data from the users' environment that they want to track.Metadata is data about the structure of the database.Indexes and other overhead data are structures that the database uses to improve performance.Finally,the application metadata is data about forms,reports,and other application components that some databases,particularly those created with desktop DBMS products,store with the database.

The purpose of the ________ in a database system is to receive requests from applications and to translate those requests into reads and writes on the database files.

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An advantage of keeping data in lists is that if you update a data value in one row of data in a list,other occurrences of the same data item in other rows will be automatically updated as well.

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The creation of a database and its tables is a function of which component of the database system?

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Usually,a database table containing both rows and columns is designed to store data for exactly two themes.

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A relational database stores data in the form of:

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A relational database stores data in the form of ________.

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The Microsoft Access 2013 data type of AutoNumber is used when there is a specific need for a:

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By default,Microsoft Access 2013 saves data files in the ________ file format.

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In the general division of labor between database applications and the DBMS,the processing of forms is considered a DBMS task.

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A relational database stores data in the form of lists.

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Microsoft SQL Server is an example of a:

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Which of the following is not a function of the database application in a database system?

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Data that the database keeps about its own structure is called ________.

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Although users use database systems,they are not considered part of a database system.

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Briefly describe the four components of a database system.

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By separating data into tables containing data on only one theme each,making changes to the data is simplified.

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What are "referential integrity constraints"? Give an example.

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