Information Management Midterm

An organized collection of logically related data.

• Data

• Database

• Information

• Metadata

Which of these is the disadvantage of file processing systems?

• Cost friendly

• Easy to use

• High scalability

• Lengthy Development Times

End users are people who request or receive information.

• True

• False

The first-generation database management systems (DBMS) were in the 1970s.

• True

• False

Which of these is an advantage of the database approach?

• Conversion costs

• Enforcement of standards

• Installation and management cost and complexity

• Need for explicit backup and recovery

A database that stores data in a structured format, using rows and columns

• DBMS

• Database environment

• Relational database

• Database system

A software system that is used to create, maintain, and provide controlled access to user databases.

• Database Management System

• Database environment

• Relational database

• Database system

___________ are responsible for physical database design and for managing technical issues in the database environment.

• Database managers

• Database designers

• Database administrators

• Database developers

___________ are persons such as systems analysis and programmers who design new application programs.

• System managers

• System designers

• System administrators

• System developers

___________ is an umbrella term that refers to a set of database technologies that is specifically designed to address large (structured and unstructured).

• SQL

• NoSQL (Not Only SQL)

• MySQL

• DBMS