Database - Introduction to Database

Database - Introduction to Database
1. The DBMS acts as an interface between what two components of an enterprise-class database system?
  • Database application and the database
  • Data and the database
  • The user and the database application
  • Database application and SQL
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2. Which of the following products was an early implementation of the relational model developed by E.F. Codd of IBM?
  • IDMS
  • DB2
  • dBase-II
  • R:base
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3. The following are components of a database except ________ .
  • user data
  • metadata
  • reports
  • indexes
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4. An application where only one user accesses the database at a given time is an example of a(n) ________ .
  • single-user database application
  • multiuser database application
  • e-commerce database application
  • data mining database application
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5. An on-line commercial site such as Amazon.com is an example of a(n) ________ .
  • single-user database application
  • multiuser database application
  • e-commerce database application
  • data mining database application
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6. Which of the following products was the first to implement true relational algebra in a PC DBMS?
  • IDMS
  • Oracle
  • dBase-II
  • R:base
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7. SQL stands for ________ .
  • Structured Query Language
  • Sequential Query Language
  • Structured Question Language
  • Sequential Question Language
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8. Because it contains a description of its own structure, a database is considered to be ________ .
  • described
  • metadata compatible
  • self-describing
  • an application program
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9. The following are functions of a DBMS except ________ .
  • creating and processing forms
  • creating databases
  • processing data
  • administrating databases
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10. Helping people keep track of things is the purpose of a(n) ________ .
  • database
  • table
  • instance
  • relationship
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