Exam 9: Database Management Approaches

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​____________________ are restrictions placed on the data that can be stored in the database.

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Each ____ contains a single-part primary key that serves as an index for the fact table and also contains other fields associated with the primary key value.​

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It is possible for local DBMSs to commit updates at some sites and undo updates at other sites.This inconsistency can be prevented by using a ____.​

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A(n)______________________________ is one in which data and the actions that operate on the data are encapsulated into objects.

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​A DDBMS that has at least two sites at which the local DBMS are different is known as a ____.

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​Each Web page is assigned an Internet address called a Uniform Resource Locator (URL).

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In order to view and analyze higher levels of aggregate data,you must drill down the data.​

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​Accessing data using messages over a network is substantially slower than accessing data on a disk.

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​What are the advantages of distributed databases?

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A local deadlock involves one transaction that requires a record held by a second transaction at one site,while the second transaction requires a record held by the first transaction at a different site.​

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When a centralized database becomes unavailable for any reason,no users can continue processing.In contrast,if a local database in a distributed database becomes unavailable,only users who need that data are affected.Because of this,distributed databases have a(n)____ advantage over a centralized database.​

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Which of the following is an advantage of distributed databases?​

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To execute the steps in a method,the user sends a(n)____________________ to the object.​

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____ is a metalanguage derived from a restricted subset of SGML,and designed for the exchange of data on the Web.​

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​When computers at one site need to be connected with computers at another site,the connection must be within a ____.

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If users are unaware of fragmentation,the DDBMS has fragmentation transparency.​

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If the client only performs the presentation functions (and not the business functions),then the client is known as a fat client.​

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A ____ is a subject-oriented,integrated,time-variant,nonvolatile collection of data in support of management's decision-making process.​

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​The term class refers to the general structure of an object.

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If the client,in a client/server system,performs the business functions (calculations,etc.),then this client is known as a(n)____.​

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