Exam 9: Database Management Approaches

Transmission Control Protocol/____________________ Protocol is the standard protocol for all communication on the Internet.

Which of the following contains a multipart primary key, each part of which is a foreign key to the surrounding dimension tables?

When relational databases store complex objects, these special data types are known as BLOBs.

A homogeneous database is one where there are at least two sites at which the local DBMSs are different.

The formula for message transmission time is: communication time = access delay + (data volume / X). What does X represent in the formula?

Systems that are record-at-a-time-oriented can create performance problems in distributed systems.

What is it called when the data is organized by entity rather than by the application that uses the data?

When users are unaware of the steps taken by the DDBMS to update the various copies of data, what is this characteristic of the DDBMS called?

Describe a client-side and a server-side technique used by organizations to remember key data supplied by a web client.

What characteristic of a computer system allows it to continue to function well as utilization of the system increases?

In the object-oriented representation of a database, each _______________ is represented as an object rather than a relation.

When users interact with an RDBMS, they use transactions. What are these types of systems called?

Late binding lets you use the same name for different operations, which is called ____________________ in object-oriented systems.

Which of the following is true about distributed databases?

In a three-tier system, what type of computer performs the business functions and serves as an interface for clients?