Exam 3: Data,text,and Document Management

Which is not an advantage and capability of a DBMS?

__________ consists of powerful software tools to discover and extract knowledge from text documents.

According to the principle of __________,the more recent the data,the more valuable they are.

__________ are facilities containing mission-critical ISs and components that deliver data and IT services to the enterprise.

The credit card company Capital One uses __________ to track each customer's profitability and uses that score to determine the level of customer service.

Magnetic tape uses __________ file organization,whereas magnetic disks and DVDs use __________ file organization.

What are three of the major data functions performed by a DBMS? Briefly explain the functions.

Which of the following is not a reason why managers and information workers may be constrained by data?

Database management systems range in size and capabilities from the simple __________ to full-featured __________ solutions.

According to the principle of __________,a majority of data lose much of their value after three months.

According to the principle of 90/90 data use,most organizations cannot operate at peak performance with blind spots (lack of data availability)of 90 days or longer.

In the healthcare industry,data errors __________.

A spreadsheet mistake created an error that cost TransAlta $24 million because they bought power transmission hedging contracts at higher prices than it would have if the decision had been based on accurate information.

Data warehouses are designed as online __________ systems,meaning that the data can be queried and analyzed much more efficiently than OLTP application databases.

Data management is important because no enterprise can be effective without high quality data that is accessible when needed.

Although vendors may claim that their __________ solution creates "a single version of the truth," this claim is probably not true.

Records can be arranged in several ways on a storage medium.The arrangement of records determines:

Each record in a database needs an attribute (field)to uniquely identify it so that the record can be retrieved,updated,and sorted.This unique identifier field is called the __________.

__________ for banking and debit cards are designed to ensure that every transaction gets recorded and processed online and in real-time.

Although vendors may claim that their MDM solution creates "a single version of the truth," this claim is not true because constructing a completely unified view of all master data is simply not possible.