Database Concepts Quiz

What is a database?

• A hardware component

• A type of software

• A collection of related data

• A collection of unrelated data

What does DBMS stand for?

• Database Management System

• Data Base Management Software

• Database Maintenance System

• Data Base Management Service

What is meta-data?

• Data that is stored in files

• Data that is not useful

• Data that is lost

• Data about data

What is a query?

• A method to store data

• A way to delete data

• A request to retrieve data

• A type of database

Who is responsible for authorizing access to the database?

• End users

• System analysts

• Database administrators

• Application programmers

What is the purpose of a transaction in a database?

• To create new data

• To read and write data

• To store data

• To delete data

What does the term 'data abstraction' mean?

• Conceptual representation of data

• Details of how data is stored

• Data that is not important

• Data that is always changing

What is the role of database designers?

• To write software programs

• To identify data to be stored

• To manage hardware resources

• To monitor database usage

What is one advantage of using a DBMS?

• Less security

• More manual work

• Controlled redundancy

• Increased redundancy

What is a view in a database?

• A type of database

• A subset of the database

• A way to delete data

• A method to store data