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Using a file-oriented approach to data and information, data is maintained in
many separate files.
In a well-structured relational database,
every table must be related to at least one other table.
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File-oriented approaches create problems for organizations because of
multiple master files.
Which statement is true regarding files systems?
Multiple master files create problems with data consistency.
The ________ acts as an interface between the database and the various application programs.
database management system
The combination of the database, the DBMS, and the application programs that access the database through the
DBMS is referred to as the
database system
The person responsible for the database is the
database administrator
All of the following are benefits of the database approach except:
decentralized management of data.
, The physical view of a database system refers to
how and where the data are physically arranged and stored.
The ________ handles the link between the way data are physically stored and each user's logical view of that data.
database management (DBMS) software
The logical structure of a database is described by the
schema
The schema that provides an organization-wide view of the entire database is known as the
conceptual-level schema
A set of individual user views of the database is called the
external-level schema
A low-level view of the database that describes how the data are actually stored and accessed is the
internal-level schema
Record layouts, definitions, addresses, and indexes will be stored at the ________ level schema
internal
The ________ contains information about the structure of the database.
data dictionary
Which of the following would not be found in a data dictionary entry for a data item?
physical location of the data
The data dictionary usually is maintained
automatically by the DBMS
Reports produced using the data dictionary could include all of the following except a list of
the schemas included in the database
Which statement below concerning the database management system (DBMS) is false?
The DBMS automatically creates application software for users, based on data dictionary parameters.
Which would not generally be considered a data dictionary output report?
A list of cash balances in the organization's bank of accounts.
Creating an empty table in a relational database requires use of the ________, and populating that table requires the
use of ________.
DDL; DML
When the human resources manager wants to gather data about vacation and personal day usage by employees and
by departments, the manager would use which language?
Data Query Language
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