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Characteristics of the structure of the database are generally changed during the implementation
phase of the database development process.
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An iterative methodology that rapidly repeats the analysis, design, and implementation phases of the
SDLC is called:
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a. CASE.
b. CAD.
c. RAD.
d. MST.
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Organizations that utilize the file processing approach spend as much as ________ of their IS
development budget on maintenance.
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a. 40 percent
b. 25 percent
c. 60 percent
d. 80 percent
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Which of the following is NOT a cost and/or risk of the database approach?
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a. Specialized personnel
b. Cost of conversion
c. Improved responsiveness
d. Organizational conflict
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Specifying how data from a logical schema are stored in secondary memory is part of the:
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a. design.
b. maintenance.
c. analysis.
d. implementation.

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A centralized knowledge base of all data definitions, data relationships, screen and report formats,
and other system components is called a(n):
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a. index.
b. data warehouse.
c. repository.
d. database management system.
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A knowledge base of information or facts about an enterprise is called a(n):

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a. enterprise information system.
b. repository.
c. systems information unit.
d. database process.
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Databases were developed as the first application of computers to data processing.

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The traditional methodology used to develop, maintain, and replace information systems is called
the:
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a. Enterprise Resource Model.
b. Systems Development Life Cycle.
c. Unified Model.
d. Systems Deployment Life Cycle.
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A user view is:

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a. what a user sees when he or she looks out the window.
b. a table or set of tables.
c. a logical description of some portion of the database.
d. a procedure stored on the server.
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A(n) ________ is often developed by identifying a form or report that a user needs on a regular
basis.
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a. enterprise view
b. reporting document
c. user view
d. user snapshot
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A data warehouse derives its data from:

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a. on-line transactions.
b. various operational data sources.
c. reports.
d. a data mart.
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E. F. Codd developed the relational data model during the 1970s.

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A rule that CANNOT be violated by database users is called a:

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a. password.
b. constraint.
c. program.
d. view.
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A person, place, object, event, or concept about which the organization wishes to maintain data is
called a(n):
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a. relationship.
b. object.
c. attribute.
d. entity.
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A major difference between data warehouses and transactional systems as compared to big data is:
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a. the data is unstructured in big data systems.
b. the size of the CPU used.
c. the programming required to access data.
d. All of these.
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The most common source of database failures in organizations is:

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a. lack of planning.
b. inadequate budget.
c. inadequate hardware.
d. failure to implement a strong database administration function.
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Relational databases establish the relationships between entities by means of common fields
included in a file called a(n):
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a. entity.
b. relationship.
c. relation.
d. association.
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The SDLC phase in which the detailed conceptual data model is created is the ________ phase.
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a. planning
b. design
c. analysis
d. implementation
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Data that describe the properties of other data are:

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a. relationships.
b. logical.
c. physical.
d. metadata.
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Data redundancy is used to establish relationships between data but is never used to improve
database performance.
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Database development projects are never done in a bottom-up fashion.

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________ do NOT concentrate on determining the requirements for the database component of an
information system.
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a. Database analysts
b. Systems analysts
c. Programmers
d. End Users
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Program-data dependence is caused by:

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a. file descriptions being stored in each database application.
b. data descriptions being stored on a server.
c. data descriptions being written into programming code.
d. data cohabiting with programs.
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________ are established between entities in a well-structured database so that the desired
information can be retrieved.
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a. Entities
b. Relationships
c. Lines
d. Ties
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A mutually exclusive relationship is one in which:

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a. an entity instance can participate in many different relationships.
b. an entity instance can participate in only one of several alternative relationships.
c. an entity instance cannot participate in a relationship with another entity instance.
d. an entity instance bridges other XML documents.
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The number of entity types that participate in a Unary relationship is:

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a. zero.
b. one.
c. two.
d. three.
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Which of the following is NOT a good characteristic of a data name?

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a. Relates to business characteristics
b. Readable
c. Repeatable
d. Relates to a technical characteristic of the system
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An example of a term would be the following sentence: "A student registers for a course."
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In the following diagram, which is true? 

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a. It depicts a ternary relationship.
b. It depicts a many-to-many relationship.
c. Item represents a column.
d. BOM_STRUCTURE represents a row.
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An entity type name should be all of the following EXCEPT:

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a. concise.
b. specific to the organization.
c. as short as possible.
d. a singular noun.
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A person's name, birthday, and social security number are all examples of:
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a. attributes.
b. entities.
c. relationships.
d. descriptors.
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Data modeling may be the most important part of the systems development process because:
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a. data characteristics are important in the design of programs and other systems components.
b. the data in a system are generally less complex than processes and play a central role in
development.
c. data are less stable than processes.
d. it is the easiest.
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A ________ specifies the number of instances of one entity that can be associated with each
instance of another entity.
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a. degree
b. cardinality constraint
c. counter constraint
d. limit
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An attribute that must be present for every entity (or relationship) instance is a(n):
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a. composite attribute.
b. required attribute.
c. optional attribute.
d. multivalued attribute
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Business policies and rules govern all of the following EXCEPT:

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a. managing employees.
b. creating data.
c. updating data.
d. removing data.
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A fact is an association between two or more terms.

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Customers, cars, and parts are examples of:

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a. entities.
b. attributes.
c. cardinals.
d. relationships.
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A(n) ________ is the relationship between a weak entity type and its owner.
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a. member chain
b. identifying relationship
c. jump path
d. chain link
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An entity that associates the instances of one or more entity types and contains attributes peculiar to
the relationships is called a(n):
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a. associative entity.
b. build entity.
c. gateway entity.
d. smush entity.
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A fact is an association between two or more:

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a. words.
b. terms.
c. facts.
d. nuggets.
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A student can attend five classes, each with a different professor. Each professor has 30 students.
The relationship of students to professors is a ________ relationship.
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a. one-to-one
b. many-to-many
c. one-to-many
d. strong
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A multivalued attribute may take on more than one value for a particular entity instance.
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A simultaneous relationship among the instances of three entity types is called a ________
relationship.
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a. ternary
b. tertiary
c. primary
d. binary
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The most common types of entities are:

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a. strong entities.
b. weak entities.
c. associative entities.
d. smush entities.
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The following figure shows an example of: 

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a. a one-to-many relationship.
b. a strong entity and its associated weak entity.
c. a co-dependent relationship.
d. a double-walled relationship.
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An attribute of an entity that is computed is a(n):

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a. optional attribute.
b. composite attribute.
c. derived attribute.
d. fuzzy attribute.
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An attribute that uniquely identifies an entity and consists of a composite attribute is called a(n):
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a. composite attribute.
b. composite identifier.
c. identifying attribute.
d. relationship identifier.
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A single occurrence of an entity type is called an entity instance.

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An attribute that can be calculated from related attribute values is called a ________ attribute.
Select one:
a. simple
b. composite
c. multivalued
d. derived