Exam 1: The Database Environment and Development Process

The most common way to support a group of individuals who work together on a project or group of similar projects is with a two-tier client/server database.

Languages, menus, and other facilities by which users interact with the database are collectively called a(n):

Which organizational function should set database standards?

Provide a brief overview of the various components of the database environment.

Development starts from scratch with the traditional file processing approach because new file formats, descriptions, and file access logic must be designed for each new program.

The period that can be considered a "proof of concept" time was the:

A person, place, object, event, or concept about which the organization wishes to maintain data is called a(n):

A modern database management system automates more of the backup and recovery tasks than a file system.

A user view is:

A person is an example of an entity.

Separation of metadata from application programs that use the data is called data independence.

Repositories are always used in file processing systems.

An extranet uses Internet protocols to establish limited access to company data by the company's customers and suppliers.

One of the most popular RAD methods is:

In 1998, ANSI/SPARC published an import document describing the three-schema architecture.

Discuss Enterprise Resource Planning Systems, and contrast these to data warehouses.

Organizations that utilize the file processing approach spend only 20 percent of development time on maintenance.

Database development begins with ________, which establishes the range and general contents of organizational databases.

Discuss why alternative IS development approaches have evolved, and provide an overview of a couple of these methodologies.

Visual programming tools such as Visual Basic have made prototyping more difficult.