4.2- Database Management

Question 1

DBA

Answer 1

Database Admin- person who is responsible for managing and maintaining databases. Involves the allocation and supervision of users of DB and their access rights, and performing routine maintenance on the DB

Question 2

Database analyst

Answer 2

Person concerned with issues such as the need to make changes to DB structure, analysing efficiency of the system and analysis and design activities ito new developments and maintenance of the DB

Question 3

DBMS

Answer 3

Database management system- software allowing you to work with electronic databases

Question 4

DB programmer

Answer 4

Person responsible for coding custom-made software that is the user interface to the DB

Question 5

Desktop database

Answer 5

Database software where the tools that you need to work with the data are all included in a single application and you need to start the application to work with the DB

Question 6

Distributed DB

Answer 6

System where parts of DB (data and DBMS) spread across servers in separate locations

Question 7

Project manager

Answer 7

Person who plans and sets out goals on timeline to oversee progress of projects from beginning to end

Question 8

Server DBMS software

Answer 8

Database software that is installed on a server and is never directly accessed by the user but accessed by custom written client software apps

Question 9

Unix admin

Answer 9

Person responsible for installing, configuring, troubleshooting DBMS that runs on Unix OS