INSY 3304 Exam 1 Questions and Answers
A _______ is anything about which data are to be collected and stored. - ANSWER-entity
A ________ is bidirectional. - ANSWER-relationship
Database designers determine the data and information that yield the required understanding of the
entire business. - ...
A ____ is a collection of related records. - ANSWER✔✔-file
A noun in a business rules translates to an ______ in the data model. - ANSWER✔✔-entity
The database structure in a DBMS is stores as a - ANSWER✔✔-collection of files.
M:N relationships are not appropriate in a relational model. - ANSWER✔✔-True
___________ relates to the activities that make the database execute transactions more efficiently in
terms of storage and access speed. - ANSWER✔✔-Performance tuning
Data processing can be as simple as organization data to reveal patterns. - ANSWER✔✔-True
An _________ is the equivalent of a field in a file system. - ANSWER✔✔-attribute
Within the database environment, a data model represents data structures with the purpose of
supporting a specific problem domain. - ANSWER✔✔-True
Data is the results of processing raw facts to reveal its meaning. - ANSWER✔✔-False
A desktop database is a ________ database. - ANSWER✔✔-single-user
A workgroup database is a ________ database. - ANSWER✔✔-multiuser
_________ provide a description of the data characteristics and the set of relationships that link the data
found within the database. - ANSWER✔✔-Metadata
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