Exam 11: Data Storage Design

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Which is not an enterprise DBMS?

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Applications are of little use without the data that they support.

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Data is generally stored in one of two different formats: as files or as databases.

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Although TJ did a lot of work normalizing the database so that it is in third normal form (3NF),he may want to 'denormalize' it so that access might be faster.

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CRUD stands for 'create','read','update' and 'delete'.

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Omar is creating an order database for a multiple site car dealership.The data will be fairly simple: names,addresses,city,state,zipcode,make of car,model,style,color,etc.Probably the best choice for him would be a _____________ database.

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MySQL is a popular database management system made by Microsoft.

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What is the best way to optimize storage efficiency in a relational database?

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Sanjay is creating a screen form that interfaces with a relational database.He should use the median (middle)value in the database as his default value - as that will make it easier for the users to move up and down in the table.

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The standard method language for accessing the data in relational database tables is: SQL - Standard Query Logic.

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Data storage components are designed and developed by the programming staff in the Implementation phase of the SDLC.

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When converting a logical ERD into a physical data model,you will want to specify both primary keys and international keys.

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The two primary ways to optimize a relational database are (a)for storage efficiency and (b)for using the smallest amount of space.

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What is the best ways to optimize access speed in relational databases?

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Decision support systems are not designed to find individual records,but to find aggregated information (such as 'what three products sold the best in Boston in February').

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The concept of putting records that are somehow related together on the same server (or storage device)is called:

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When changing logical data models to physical data models,you will want to change entities to tables or files.

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Which is NOT a step in moving from a logical data model to a physical data model?

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Data warehousing is the practice of taking data from a company's transaction processing systems,transforming the data and storing the data for use in decision support systems.

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Which is not an element of a CRUD matrix?

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