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MIS Management Information Systems Exam 2What is the purpose of a database? - correct answer to keep track of things What is used with a single theme or concept? - correct answer Spreadsheets What is used with multiple themes? - correct answer Database What is a database? - correct answer A self-describing collection of integrated records. It is a collections of tables plus relationships among the rows in those tables, plus special data, called metadata, that describes the structure of the database. What is a byte? - correct answer a character of a data In databases, what are bytes grouped into? - correct answer Columns How are Columns also called? - correct answer Fields What are columns or fields grouped into? - correct answer Rows How are rows also called? - correct answer Records How is a group of similar rows or records called? - correct answer Table or file Where are databases stored most frequently? - correct answer on disks What is a key? - correct answer A key, also called a primary key, is a column or group or columns that identifies a unique row in a table.