K201 lecture exam 1 Q&A
According to your textbook, in the five-component framework of an information system,
which is the most important? - (correct answer)People
Each information system is comprised of five components. Match the component with
the order in which is appears (left to right) in the Five-Component Model. - (correct
answer)Hardware, software, data, procedures, people
The number of components in the Five-Component Model increases in proportion to an
information system's complexity and/or size - (correct answer)False
Which of the following does the chart represent? - (correct answer)Data
In order for data to be considered timely is must be delivered in real time. - (correct
answer)False
Good data is always worth the cost, no matter how expensive. - (correct answer)False
Keeping track of data involving multiple themes such as employees, transactions,
customers, supplies, etc. should be done with what? - (correct answer)a relational
database
The data displayed in Design view of a table in an access database is an example of
_____ - (correct answer)Metadata
A database is simply a group of tables or files. - (correct answer)False
Match the data elements below with the term in which they are often referred to:
fields:
bytes:
, table:
records: - (correct answer)columns
characters
file
row
How many primary functions does a database management system (DBMS) have? -
(correct answer)3 primary functions
Which of the following is an international standard language for processing a database?
- (correct answer)SQL
The lost-update problem can be resolved by implementing multi-user database
processing. - (correct answer)False
Microsoft access belongs to which DBMS category - (correct answer)Personal DBMS
A ______ describes the data and relationships that will be stored in a database -
(correct answer)Data model
Which of the following relationship types is described when there are crow feet
connecting the tables? - (correct answer)N:M many to many
A table containing normalized data should have 3 or fewer themes. - (correct
answer)False, one have one theme
Which phase of the SDLC is the most important phase? - (correct answer)Determine
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