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WorksheetsBIM1014 Quiz 2
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A database provides an essential foundation for an organization’s information and decision support systems.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
A DBMS provides one of many points of management and control over data resources.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
An attribute is a general class of people, places, or things for which data is collected, stored, and maintained.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
A collection of fields about a specific object is a record.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
Today, most organizations use the database approach to data management, where multiple information systems share a pool of related data.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
A database need not reflect the business processes of the organization.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Data centers are approaching the point of automation, where they can run and manage themselves while being monitored remotely in a “lights out” environment.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Due to their size, databases must be stored on mainframe computers or other large, powerful computers.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Identification of who will have access to a database has little impact on organizing a database.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Entity-relationships diagrams are a useful database design tool.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
The domain for "salary pay-rate" would include both positive and negative numbers.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
The DBMS serves as an interface between an application program and the database.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
The raw data necessary to make sound business decisions is stored in a variety of locations and formats.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
The smallest piece of data used by a computer is the ____.
a)
terrabyte
b)
character
c)
bit
d)
byte
15.
Basic data manipulations include ____ which involves eliminating rows in a relational database.
a)
selecting
b)
projecting
c)
joining
d)
linking
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