Deck 15: Database Administration and Security

Question 1

Disaster management includes all the end-user activities designed to secure data availability before a physical disaster or a database integrity failure.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

In the context of database administration, standards are written instructions that describe a series of steps to be followed during the performance of a given activity.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

The DBA is responsible for ensuring that the data are distributed to the right persons, at the right time, and in the right format.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Backups must be clearly identified through detailed descriptions and date information, assuring that the correct backup is used to recover the database.

Question 5

A full backup, or database dump, produces a complete copy of the entire database.

Question 6

The security, privacy, and integrity of data in a database are of minimal concern to DBAs who manage current DBMS installations.

Question 7

System support activities cover all tasks directly related to the day-to-day operations of a DBMS and its applications.

Question 8

When an organization employs both a DA and a DBA, the DA's job has a technical orientation, whereas the DBA's job has a managerial orientation.

Question 9

An enterprise database can be defined as the company's data representation that provides support for all present and expected future operations.

Question 10

The DBMS must provide tools that give each level of management a useful view of the data and support the required level of decision-making.

Question 11

The introduction of a DBMS represents a big change and challenge, and is likely to have a profound impact throughout the organization.

Question 12

The storage locations for multiple backups must include sites inside and outside the organization.

Question 13

The DBA function provides data modeling and design services to the end-user community, often through coordination with an application development group within the data-processing department.

Question 14

Incremental backups produce a backup of all data.

Question 15

The DBA must supervise the installation of all software and hardware designated to support the data administration strategy.

Question 16

Testing procedures and standards must already be in place before any application program can be approved for use in the company.

Question 17

The DBA interacts with the end user by providing data and information support services to the organization's departments.

Question 18

The DBA or security officer must secure an insurance policy to provide financial protection in the event of a database failure.

Question 19

Having a computerized DBMS guarantees that the data will be properly used to provide the best solutions required by managers.

Question 20

Concurrent backups take place while the user is working on the database.

Question 21

A security breach is a weakness in a system component that could be exploited to allow unauthorized access or cause service disruptions.

Question 22

When performing user access management, a DBA assigns passwords to each user at both the operating system and DBMS levels.

Question 23

are general statements of direction or action that communicate and support DBA goals.

A) Standards
B) Policies
C) Guidelines
D) Procedures

Question 24

In the context of database security measures, enforcing complex password policies will address the security vulnerabilities of the operating system component.

Question 25

Protecting the security and integrity of a database is a function of authorization management.

Question 26

The person responsible for the control of the centralized and shared database is the database .

A) analyst
B) administrator
C) programmer
D) user

Question 27

Database administration operations are commonly defined and divided according to the phases of the .

A) SLA
B) DBLC
C) SDLC
D) MRA

Question 28

The role of a DBA covers activities that involve evaluating, selecting, installing, and maintaining a DBMS and its related utilities and applications.

A) technical
B) administrative
C) managerial
D) interactive

Question 29

The DBA can use an audit log to automatically record a brief description of the database operations performed by the users.

Question 30

When introducing a database into an organization, the database approach creates a more controlled and structured information flow and thus affects people, functions, and interactions. This leads to a(n) impact of the new database system.

A) cultural
B) managerial
C) technical
D) operational

Question 31

A data administrator is also known as a(n) .

A) data security officer
B) systems administrator
C) information resource manager
D) information engineering officer

Question 32

The maintenance activities of the DBA are an extension of the operational activities.

Question 33

Coordinating, monitoring, and allocating database administration resources is included in a DBA's role.

A) operative
B) arbitration
C) technical
D) managerial

Question 34

At the level of middle management, the database must be able to .

A) provide a framework for defining and enforcing organizational policies
B) provide the data necessary for tactical decisions and planning
C) provide feedback to monitor whether a company is achieving its goals
D) provide access to external and internal data to identify growth opportunities

Question 35

Security breaches can yield a database whose integrity is either preserved or corrupted.

Question 36

The administrator is responsible for strategic planning.

A) system
B) data
C) database
D) program

Question 37

A passive data dictionary is one that is updated automatically with every database access to keep its access information up to date.

Question 38

are more detailed and specific than policies and describe the minimum requirements of a given DBA activity.

A) Guidelines
B) Standards
C) Procedures
D) Documentations

Question 39

Training people to use the DBMS and its tools is not included in the responsibilities of a DBA.

Question 40

In the context of the data-information-decision cycle, decisions made by high-level managers trigger actions in an organization's:

A) lower levels.
B) top levels.
C) target markets.
D) customer base.

Question 41

A(n) plan is a set of instructions generated at application compilation time that predetermines how the application will connect to and communicate with the database at run time.

A) access
B) completion
C) application
D) communications

Question 42

_____ activities cover all tasks directly related to the day-to-day operations of the DBMS and its applications.

A) Backup and recovery
B) System support
C) Performance monitoring and tuning
D) Security auditing and monitoring

Question 43

"All users must have passwords" is an example of a .

A) rule
B) policy
C) standard
D) procedure

Question 44

In the context of developing a data administration strategy, a(n) provides a framework that includes computerized, automated, and integrated tools such as a DBMS and CASE tools.

A) access plan
B) active data dictionary
C) information systems architecture
D) security policy

Question 45

are written instructions that describe a series of steps to be followed during the performance of a given activity.

A) Policies
B) Standards
C) Guidelines
D) Procedures

Question 46

security breaches include database access by computer viruses and by hackers whose actions are designed to destroy or alter data.

A) Debilitative
B) Preserving
C) Corrupting
D) Destructive

Question 47

allows for the translation of the company's strategic goals into the data and applications that will help the company achieve those goals.

A) Access Management
B) Business Intelligence
C) Information engineering (IE)
D) MOLAP

Question 48

In the context of database usage monitoring, a(n) is a file that automatically records a brief description of the database operations performed by all users.

A) change tracker
B) digital footprint
C) paper trail
D) audit log

Question 49

When performing user access management, a DBA defines each user to the database at the levels.

A) application and DBMS
B) operating system and DBMS
C) operating system and application
D) application and network

Question 50

A(n) data dictionary is automatically updated by the DBMS with every database access.

A) dynamic
B) active
C) passive
D) static

Question 51

Which of the following is a reason why a DBMS's daily operations must be clearly documented?

A) Documentation of the daily operations help a company set its long-term goals.
B) Documentation of the daily operations help manage the manual data resources of a company.
C) Documentation of the daily operations help pinpoint causes and solutions of database problems.
D) Documentation of the daily operations help free the DBA from many lower-level technology-oriented tasks.

Question 52

The component of a CASE tool produces the information system's input/output formats.

A) analysis
B) graphics
C) program document generator
D) screen painter and report generator

Question 53

In the context of data backup and recovery, the activities of a includes the DBA operations that are classified as disaster management.

A) database programmer
B) systems analyst
C) data administrator
D) database security officer

Question 54

_____ deals with ensuring that data is protected against unauthorized access, and if the data are accessed by an authorized user, that the data are used only for an authorized purpose.

A) Integrity
B) Compliance
C) Availability
D) Confidentiality

Question 55

"A password must have a minimum of five characters" is an example of a .

A) policy
B) rule
C) procedure
D) standard

Question 56

A(n) data dictionary is not updated automatically and usually requires a batch process to be run.

A) active
B) passive
C) static
D) dynamic

Question 57

Instructions to create a password are an example of a .

A) rule
B) policy
C) standard
D) procedure

Question 58

User-access management is a subset of .

A) password protection
B) authorization management
C) data integrity management
D) managerial control

Question 59

CASE tools provide support for the planning, analysis, and design phases.

A) Front-end
B) Back-end
C) Vertical
D) Horizontal

Question 60

CASE tools provide support for the coding and implementation phases.

A) Front-end
B) Back-end
C) Vertical
D) Horizontal

Question 61

In the context of ensuring integrity of a database, a(n) transaction is one that does not overload the DBMS.

Question 62

The DBA must review the database application design to ensure that transactions are , meaning that they mirror real-world events.

Question 63

The requirement that a password must have a maximum of 12 characters is an example of a(n) .

Question 64

Based on the type of decision-making support required, database users may be classified into: operational, tactical, or _____.

Question 65

In the context of data quality management tools, software is one that gathers statistics, analyzes existing data sources and metadata to determine patterns, and compares the patterns against standards that the organization has defined.

Question 66

In the context of database administration, is the extent to which individuals and organizations have the right to determine the "who, what, when, where, and how" of data usage.

Question 67

In the context of the Oracle Enterprise Manager, a(n) is a named collection of database access privileges that authorize a user to connect to the database and use the database system resources.

A) license
B) role
C) profile
D) quota

Question 68

In the context of the advancements in DBMS technology, the use of data services can free the DBA from many lower-level technology-oriented tasks.

Question 69

A security is a weakness in a system component that could be exploited to allow unauthorized access or cause service disruptions.

Question 70

The , also known as the information resource manager (IRM), usually reports directly to top management and is given a higher degree of responsibility and authority than the DBA, although the two roles can overlap.

Question 71

The DSO's activities are often classified as management, which includes all DBA activities designed to ensure data availability following a physical calamity or a database integrity failure.

Question 72

Within the data security framework, is concerned with keeping data consistent and free of errors or anomalies.

Question 73

In the context of an organization's managerial structure, decisions are short term and affect only daily operations; for example, deciding to change the price of a product to clear it from inventory.

Question 74

One of the important functions provided by the database is to reserve the resources that must be used by the database at run time.

A) security component
B) authorization manager
C) initialization parameters
D) administrator

Question 75

A(n) is a logical storage area in Oracle.

A) audit log
B) datafile
C) schema
D) tablespace

Question 76

The aspect of introducing a DBMS in an organization deals with hardware and software changes in the organization.

Question 77

In the context of the Oracle Enterprise Manager, a is a named collection of settings that control how much of the database resource a given user can use.

A) license
B) role
C) profile
D) constraint

Question 78

In case a company installs several incompatible databases and assigns a DBA for each of them, the general coordinator of all such DBAs is known as the administrator.

Question 79

In the context of the Oracle Enterprise Manager, a(n) is a uniquely identifiable object that allows a given person to log on to the database.

A) user
B) role
C) profile
D) client

Question 80

Performance monitoring and activities are designed to ensure that the DBMS, utilities, and applications maintain satisfactory performance levels.