Question 1

All of the following are issues about database that are particular to the Internet environment, except ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  database connectivity 
B)  non-standard data types 
C)  database control issues such as scalability and availability 
D)  data normalization 
E)  data extraction into XML 
A)  database connectivity 
B)  non-standard data types 
C)  database control issues such as scalability and availability 
D)  data normalization 
E)  data extraction into XML

Question 2

In XML, each piece of data, is accompanied by tags that indicate its ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  date of creation 
B)  security classification 
C)  rating 
D)  proxy 
E)  meaning 
A)  date of creation 
B)  security classification 
C)  rating 
D)  proxy 
E)  meaning

Question 3

The Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML) is capable of handling the formatting of displayed text and data. It is also capable of indicating the _____ of the data.

Accepted Answer

A)  date of creation 
B)  security classification 
C)  rating 
D)  proxy 
E)  meaning 
A)  date of creation 
B)  security classification 
C)  rating 
D)  proxy 
E)  meaning

Question 4

Oracle has a category of data types known as the large object (LOB) category that can handle certain advanced data types.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Grand Travel Airlines.
a. Consider Grand Travel Airlines' Web site, which contains its database. Describe, in detail, the steps that would be taken with both hardware and software to reach the database when a customer or passenger wants to make a reservation for a flight.
b. Describe three different uses for non-traditional data types in the Grand Travel Airlines Web site.

Accepted Answer

a. The steps, from the Internet, include

Question 6

All of the following are reasons for a Web site being unavailable, except ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  a system or telecommunications failure 
B)  the failure of a support system, such as an electrical outage 
C)  a planned down period for system maintenance 
D)  excessive traffic that clogs the system 
E)  the failure of an index during an update operation 
A)  a system or telecommunications failure 
B)  the failure of a support system, such as an electrical outage 
C)  a planned down period for system maintenance 
D)  excessive traffic that clogs the system 
E)  the failure of an index during an update operation

Question 7

Central Zoo.
a. Consider Central Zoo's Web site, which contains its database. Describe, in detail, the steps that would be taken with both hardware and software to reach the database when a zoo member or potential sponsor is considering animals to sponsor.
b. Describe three different uses for non-traditional data types in the Central Zoo Web site.

Accepted Answer

a. The steps, from the Internet, include

Question 8

In Oracle, the letters "LOB" in the context of expanded data types stands for ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  letters or blocks 
B)  literal or blocks 
C)  the slow transmission of data 
D)  literal object 
E)  large object 
A)  letters or blocks 
B)  literal or blocks 
C)  the slow transmission of data 
D)  literal object 
E)  large object

Question 9

Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) is a level of standards created to aid Web server access to relational databases.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The object/relational DBMS Informix Universal Server handles multimedia and large text data using "Data Blades."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The availability technique involving several servers and the technique known as load balancing, is called ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  loading 
B)  database copying 
C)  boosting 
D)  clustering 
E)  duplicating 
A)  loading 
B)  database copying 
C)  boosting 
D)  clustering 
E)  duplicating

Question 12

Extensible Markup Language (XML) is derived from HyperText Markup Language (HTML).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The World Wide Web can be considered to be a massive client/server system built on the Internet.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

When a query comes in from a PC on the Web, it is often the case that the retrieved data is going to be used again by the same or by a different end-user fairly soon. Such data can be held temporarily in a ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Flash disk 
B)  read-only memory 
C)  query cache 
D)  register 
E)  CGI 
A)  Flash disk 
B)  read-only memory 
C)  query cache 
D)  register 
E)  CGI

Question 15

All of the following are considered database control issues that are of special importance in the Internet database environment, except ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  performance 
B)  availability 
C)  scalability 
D)  integratability 
E)  security and privacy 
A)  performance 
B)  availability 
C)  scalability 
D)  integratability 
E)  security and privacy

Question 16

The concept of database persistence, which can be accomplished with a query cache, is designed to improve availability in the Web environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Basic numeric and character data types are often insufficient for today's Web data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In the object/relational DBMS Informix Universal Server, multimedia and large text data are handled with ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Data Blades 
B)  Data Records 
C)  Data Tables 
D)  Data Stars 
E)  Binary Large Objects 
A)  Data Blades 
B)  Data Records 
C)  Data Tables 
D)  Data Stars 
E)  Binary Large Objects

Question 19

Firewalls can be placed between the Web server and the rest of the company's information systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In the WWW environment, "middleware" is software that connects the PCs and their browsers to the Internet.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

All of the following are issues about database that are particular to the Internet environment, except ____.

In XML, each piece of data, is accompanied by tags that indicate its ____.

The Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML) is capable of handling the formatting of displayed text and data. It is also capable of indicating the _____ of the data.

Oracle has a category of data types known as the large object (LOB) category that can handle certain advanced data types.

All of the following are reasons for a Web site being unavailable, except ____.

In Oracle, the letters "LOB" in the context of expanded data types stands for ____.

Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) is a level of standards created to aid Web server access to relational databases.

The object/relational DBMS Informix Universal Server handles multimedia and large text data using "Data Blades."

The availability technique involving several servers and the technique known as load balancing, is called ____.

Extensible Markup Language (XML) is derived from HyperText Markup Language (HTML).

The World Wide Web can be considered to be a massive client/server system built on the Internet.

When a query comes in from a PC on the Web, it is often the case that the retrieved data is going to be used again by the same or by a different end-user fairly soon. Such data can be held temporarily in a ____.

All of the following are considered database control issues that are of special importance in the Internet database environment, except ____.

The concept of database persistence, which can be accomplished with a query cache, is designed to improve availability in the Web environment.

Basic numeric and character data types are often insufficient for today's Web data.

In the object/relational DBMS Informix Universal Server, multimedia and large text data are handled with ____.

Firewalls can be placed between the Web server and the rest of the company's information systems.

In the WWW environment, "middleware" is software that connects the PCs and their browsers to the Internet.

Data: the New Corporate Resource

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The Database Management System Concept

Relational Data Retrieval: SQL

The Relational Database Model: Introduction

The Relational Database Model: Additional Concepts

Logical Database Design

Physical Database Design

Object-Oriented Database Management

Data Administration, Database Administration, and Data Dictionaries

Database Control Issues: Security, Backup and Recovery, Concurrency

Clientserver Database and Distributed Database

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Exam 14: Database and the Internet

All of the following are issues about database that are particular to the Internet environment, except ____.

In XML, each piece of data, is accompanied by tags that indicate its ____.

The Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML) is capable of handling the formatting of displayed text and data. It is also capable of indicating the _____ of the data.

Oracle has a category of data types known as the large object (LOB) category that can handle certain advanced data types.

All of the following are reasons for a Web site being unavailable, except ____.

In Oracle, the letters "LOB" in the context of expanded data types stands for ____.

Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) is a level of standards created to aid Web server access to relational databases.

The object/relational DBMS Informix Universal Server handles multimedia and large text data using "Data Blades."

The availability technique involving several servers and the technique known as load balancing, is called ____.

Extensible Markup Language (XML) is derived from HyperText Markup Language (HTML).

The World Wide Web can be considered to be a massive client/server system built on the Internet.

When a query comes in from a PC on the Web, it is often the case that the retrieved data is going to be used again by the same or by a different end-user fairly soon. Such data can be held temporarily in a ____.

All of the following are considered database control issues that are of special importance in the Internet database environment, except ____.

The concept of database persistence, which can be accomplished with a query cache, is designed to improve availability in the Web environment.

Basic numeric and character data types are often insufficient for today's Web data.

In the object/relational DBMS Informix Universal Server, multimedia and large text data are handled with ____.

Firewalls can be placed between the Web server and the rest of the company's information systems.

In the WWW environment, "middleware" is software that connects the PCs and their browsers to the Internet.

Data: the New Corporate Resource

Data Modeling

The Database Management System Concept

Relational Data Retrieval: SQL

The Relational Database Model: Introduction

The Relational Database Model: Additional Concepts

Logical Database Design

Physical Database Design

Object-Oriented Database Management

Data Administration, Database Administration, and Data Dictionaries

Database Control Issues: Security, Backup and Recovery, Concurrency

Clientserver Database and Distributed Database

The Data Warehouse

Filters