chapter 1 quiz Flashcards
A relational database is ________.
a collection of forms and reports that support a given purpose
a set of applications and the data sets for those applications
a library of queries and data files for querying
a self-describing collection of related tables
a set of metadata
a self-describing collection of related tables
The DBMS is used to create the database itself. (T/F)
True
Usually, a database table containing both rows and columns is designed to store data for exactly two themes.
False
A database is a set of one or more computer programs that serves as an intermediary between the users and the database management system (DBMS).
(T/F)
False
An advantage of keeping data in lists, in Excel, is that if you update a data value in one row of data in a list, other occurrences of the same data item in other rows will be automatically updated as well. (T/F)
False
Which of the following would not be an example of database metadata?
Properties of tables in a database
Properties of columns
Queries against records in the database tables
Names of columns in a database and their associated tables
Names of tables in a database
Queries against records in the database tables
