Exam 11: Behind the Scenes: Databases and Information Systems

Real-time processing means that transactions are updated when they occur.

A summary report provides a list of the transactions that occurred during a specified time period.

A ________ is a group of related data that can be stored, sorted, organized, and queried.

A ________ is created from a large data business warehouse to analyze a single component of the business.

In a Microsoft Access database, the Gettysburg Address would be stored in a(n) ________ field.

A group of related records is called a(n) ________.

In a database, the term ________ is synonymous with a category of information.

In a database, a group of related records is referred to as a(n) ________.

A ________ relationship indicates that for each record in a table, there is only a single corresponding record in a related table.

A large data mart might require a database administrator to design, construct, and maintain it.

________ is the process of ensuring that the data entered into a field meets specified guidelines.

A(n) ________ is designed to improve communications and help employees complete their routine tasks.

A field ________ is a property that must be met before an entry can be accepted into the field.

Data that describe other data are called________.

________ databases are the most frequently used electronic databases.

Employees' last names would usually make an appropriate primary-key field.

Nontraditional data such as audio clips, video clips, pictures, and very large documents are called ________ data.