Intro to Database Management System

Question 1

Prior to 1970, all data was stored in separate files, which were mostly stored on reels of magnetic tape. T/F

Answer 1

True

Question 2

A database has data and relationships. T/F

Answer 2

True

Question 3

In an Enterprise-class database system, business users interact directly with database applications that interact with the DBMS which directly accesses the database data. T/F

Answer 3

True

Question 4

A database is called “self-describing” because it contains a description of itself. T/F

Answer 4

True

Question 5

The XML family of standards is very important in database processing today. T/F

Answer 5

True

Question 6

A database design may be based on existing data. T/F

Answer 6

True

Question 7

Structured Query Language (SQL) is an internationally recognized standard language that is understood by all commercial database management system products. T/F

Answer 7

True