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,Chapter 01: Database Systems
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1. Data and information are essentially the same thing.
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 01.01 - Define the difference between data and information
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2. Data processing can be as simple as organizing data to reveal patterns.
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3. Data is the result of processing raw facts to reveal its meaning.
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ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Easy
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 01.01 - Define the difference between data and information
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4. When data are entered into a form and saved, they are placed in the underlying database as knowledge.
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 01.01 - Define the difference between data and information
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5. Data constitute the building blocks of information.
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 01.01 - Define the difference between data and information
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6. Metadata describe the data characteristics and the set of relationships that links the data found within the database.
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ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: 1-3 Introducing the Database
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES: bg 01.02 - Describe what a database is, the various types of databases, and why they
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7. The only way to access the data in a database is through the DBMS.
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8. Database programming languages receive all application requests and translate them into the complex
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operationsrequired to fulfill those requests.
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9. The DBMS reveals much of the database’s internal complexity to the application programs and users.
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10. One disadvantage of the DBMS is that it increases the risk of data security breaches.
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11. An operational database is sometimes referred to as an enterprise database.
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ANSWER: False
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12. A data warehouse can store data derived from many sources.
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ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Easy
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13. Structure is based on the type of processing to be performed on the data.
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15. Field refers to a collection of related records.
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ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Easy
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 01.04 - See how modern databases evolved from file systems
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16. Structural dependence exists when it is possible to make changes in the file structure without affecting the
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applicationprogram’s ability to access the data.
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b. False
ANSWER: False
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