Exam 1: The Database Environment and Development Process

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A database is an organized collection of ________ related data.

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The separation of data descriptors from the application program that uses the data is called ________.

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Although personal databases improve productivity,one risk is that data cannot be shared with other users.

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In a workgroup database implementation,the ________ stores databases shared by each user.

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Organizations that utilize the file processing approach spend as much as ________ of their IS development budget on maintenance.

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One reason for improved application development productivity with the database approach is that file design and low-level implementation details do not need to be handled by the application programmer.

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File processing systems were still widely used in the ________.

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________ are used to create and maintain the database as well as provide information to users.

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Unplanned duplicate data files are the rule rather than the exception in file processing systems.

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One of the most popular RAD methods is:

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________ is an iterative process systems development in which requirements are converted to a continually revised working system.

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Enterprise modeling sets the range and general contents of organizational databases.

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A relational database establishes the relationships between entities by means of a common field.

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