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
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
3. The following are components of a database except ________ .
- user data
- metadata
- reports
- indexes
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
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
6. Which of the following products was the first to implement true relational algebra in a PC DBMS?
- IDMS
- Oracle
- dBase-II
- R:base
7. SQL stands for ________ .
- Structured Query Language
- Sequential Query Language
- Structured Question Language
- Sequential Question Language
8. Because it contains a description of its own structure, a database is considered to be ________ .
- described
- metadata compatible
- self-describing
- an application program
9. The following are functions of a DBMS except ________ .
- creating and processing forms
- creating databases
- processing data
- administrating databases
10. Helping people keep track of things is the purpose of a(n) ________ .
- database
- table
- instance
- relationship