Quiz 1 Ch1

Question 1

What is metadata?

Answer 1

Data that describes other data

Question 2

What is structural dependence in a file system?

Answer 2

Change in file structure requires modifying all access programs

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT an example of a data anomaly?

Answer 3

Backup Anomaly

Question 4

A DBMS removes which of the following problems commonly found in a file system?

Answer 4

Data and Structural Dependence

Question 5

Which type of database is designed primarily to support a company’s day-to-day operations?

Answer 5

Operational Database

Question 6

Which of the following DBMS functions transforms data from its logical format to its physical format?

Answer 6

Data Transformation and Presentation

Question 7

What does the Data Manipulation Language (DML) do?

Answer 7

Accesses and manipulates data

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a type of database?

Answer 8

Isolated

Question 9

What is the primary function of a Database Management System (DBMS)?

Answer 9

Providing secure data storage and access

Question 10

What is a “record” in a database?

Answer 10

A logically connected set of one or more fields