A(n) ____ check is a validity check performed on data like that in the accompanying figure, which ensures users enter only numeric data into a field.

A(n) ____ contains data about each file in a database and each field in those files.

A DBMS uses the ____ to perform validation checks.

A(n) ____ value is the one that a DBMS initially displays in a field.

A(n) ____ is a request for specific data from a database.

A(n) ____ language consists of simple, English-like statements that allow users to specify the data to display, print, or store.

A DBMS places a copy of the record prior to a change, called the ____ image, in the log.

A DBMS that creates a log usually provides a(n) ____ utility that uses the logs and/or backups to restore a database when it becomes damaged or destroyed.

____ backup is a backup plan in which all data is backed up whenever a change is made.

A(n) ____ model consists of rules and standards that define how a database organizes data.

A user of a relational database, such as that pictured in the accompanying figure, refers to a field as a ____.

In a relational database, such as that pictured in the accompanying figure, users can set up a relationship between tables at any time, but the tables must have a common ____.

A(n) ____ stores data in objects.

____ is a process designed to ensure the data within the relations (tables) contains the least amount of duplication.

____, as shown in the accompanying figure, is a query language that allows users to manage, update, and retrieve data.

Compared with relational databases, object-oriented databases ____.

A ____ allows users to access and analyze any view of the database data.

A data ____ is a huge database that stores and manages the data required to analyze historical and current transactions.

In managing a company’s database, the data ____ focuses on the meaning and usage of data.

To ensure that data is accessible on demand, a company must manage and protect its data just as it would any other resource.

Two different people may need the same information presented in a different manner.

Data redundancy decreases the chance of errors.

All DBMSs have built-in backup utilities.

When users query a hierarchical database, the results often are displayed more quickly than the same query of a relational database.

With a(n) ____________________, users create a computerized database; add, change, and delete data in the database; sort and retrieve data from the database; and create forms and reports from the data in the database.

____________________ is a common data type that consists of dollar and cent amounts or numbers containing decimal values.

Users add new records to a file when they obtain new ____________________.

If the lowest annual fee at a discount warehouse is $20.25 and the highest is $55.50, a(n) ____________________ on the Annual Fee field ensures it is a value between $20.25 and $55.50.

A Web database usually resides on a(n) ____________________.

Information that should give more value than it costs to produce.

What each byte represents in ASCII.

Information that has an age suited to its use.

Information that is error free.

A group of related fields.