Exam 1: The Database Environment and Development Process

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Development starts from scratch with the traditional file processing approach because new file formats,descriptions,and file access logic must be designed for each new program.

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The failure to implement a strong database administrative function is the most common source of database failures in organizations.

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Database development projects are never done in a bottom-up fashion.

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The relational data model is no longer popular in the 21?? century.

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With the traditional file-processing approach,users have little opportunity to ________ data outside of their own applications.

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Visual programming tools such as Visual Basic have made prototyping more difficult.

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An enterprise data model describes the scope of data for only one information system.

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________ is data that has been processed in such a way as to increase the knowledge of the person who uses the data.

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An Intranet utilizes Web-based technology to improve communication with parties outside of the organization.

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Data that describe the properties of other data are:

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File processing systems have been replaced by database systems in most critical business applications today.

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A well-structured database establishes the ________ between entities that exist in organizational data so that the desired information can be retrieved.

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E.F.Codd developed the relational model in the:

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An extranet uses Internet protocols to establish limited access to company data by the company's customers and suppliers.

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In a file processing environment,descriptions for data and the logic for accessing the data is built into:

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Relational databases establish the relationships between entities by means of common fields included in a file called a(n)________.

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Personal databases are designed to support a small group of individuals working together on a project.

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A(n)________ uses Web-based Internet technology to improve intracompany communication and decision making.

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In the beginning of computer-based data processing,________ were used instead of databases.

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In 1998 ANSI/SPARC published an import document describing the three-schema architecture.

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