Chapter 6 - Multiple Choice

Which of the following best illustrates the relationship between entities and attributes?
A)the entity CUSTOMER with the attribute PRODUCT
B)the entity CUSTOMER with the attribute PURCHASE
C)the entity PRODUCT with the attribute PURCHASE
D)the entity product with the attribute CUSTOMER

Answer

B)the entity CUSTOMER with the attribute PURCHASE

Which of the following is /not/ one of the main problems with a traditional file environment?
A) data inconsistency
B) program-data independence
C) lack of flexibility in creating ad-hoc reports
D) poor security

Answer

B) program-data independence

A DBMS reduces data redundancy and inconsistency by

A) enforcing referential integrity
B) uncoupling program and data
C) utilizing a data dictionary
D) minimizing isolated files with repeated data

Answer

D) minimizing isolated files with repeated data

A characteristic or quality describing an entity is called a(n)

A) field
B) tuple
C) key field
D) attribute

Answer

D) attribute

Which of the following non-digital data storage items is most similar to a database?
A) library card catalog
B) cash register receipt
C) doctor's office invoice
D) list of sales totals on a spreadsheet

Answer

A) library card catalog

The confusion created by _____ makes it difficult for companies to create customer relationship
management, supply chain management, or enterprise systems that integrate data from different
sources.
A) batch processing
B) data redundancy
C) data independence
D) online processing

Answer

B) data redundancy

Duplicate data in multiple data files is called data ______

A) redundancy
B) repetition
C) independence
D) partitions

Answer

A) redundancy

A DBMS makes the

A) physical database available for different logical views.
B) logical database available for different analytical views.
C) physical database available for different analytical views.
D) logical database available for different physical views.

Answer

A) physical database available for different logical views

The logical view

A) shows how data are organized and structured on the storage media.
B) presents an entry screen to the user.
C) allows the creation of supplementary reports.
D) presents data as they would be perceived by end users.

Answer
D) presents data as they would be perceived by end users.

DBMS for midrange computers include all of the following EXCEPT

A) DB2.
B) Oracle.
C) Microsoft SQL Server.
D) Microsoft Access.

Answer

D) Microsoft Access.

The type of logical database model that treats data as if they were stored in two-dimensional tables is
the
A) OODBMS
B) pre-digital DBMS
C) relational DBMS
D) hierarchical DBMS

Answer

C) relational DBMS

Oracle Database Lite is a(n)

A) DBMS for small handheld computing devices
B) Internet DBMS
C) mainframe relational DBMS
D) DBMS for midrange computers.

Answer

A) DBMS for small handheld computing devices.

Microsoft SQL Server is a(n)

A) DBMS for small handheld computing devices.
B) Internet DBMS.
B) Desktop relational DBMS.
D) DBMS for midrange computers.

Answer

D) DBMS for midrange computers.

In a table for customers, the information about a single customer would reside in a single
A) field
B) row
C) column
D) table

Answer

B) row

In a relational database, a record is referred to in technical terms as a(n)

A) tuple
B) row
C) entity
D) field

Answer

A) tuple

A field identified in a table as holding the unique identifier of the table's records is called the
A) primary key
B) key field
C) primary field
D) unique ID

Answer

A) primary key

A field identified in a record as holding the unique identifier for that record is called the
A) primary key
B) key field
C) primary field
D) unique ID

Answer

B) key field

In a relational database, the three basic operations used to develop useful sets of data are
A) select, project, and where
B) select, join, and where
C) select, project, and join
D) select, from, and join

Answer

C) select, project, and join

The /select/ operation
A) combines relational tables to provide the user with more information than is otherwise available.
B) creates a subset of consisting of columns in a table.
C) identifies the table from which the columns will be selected.
D) creates a subset consisting of all records in the file that meet stated criteria.

Answer

D) creates a subset consisting of all records in the file that meet stated criteria.
The /join/ operation
A) combines relational tables to provide the user with more information than is otherwise available.
B) identifies the table from which the columns will be selected.
C) creates a subset consisting of columns in a table.
D) organizes elements in to segments

Answer

A) combines relational tables to provide the user with more information than is otherwise available.

The project operation

A) combines relational tables to provide the user with more information than is otherwise available.
B) creates a subset consisting of columns in a table.
C) organizes elements into segments.
D) identifies the table from which the columns will be selected

Answer

B) creates a subset consisting of columns in a table.

You are creating a video and animation sharing Web sit whose content will be supplied by content,
video, and applets stored in a database and you anticipate very high loads on the server. Which of the
following DBMSs will most likely serve your needs?
A) object-relational DBMS
B) relational DBMS
C) hierarchical DBMS
D) OODBMS

Answer

A) object-relational DBMS

The type of database management approach that can handle multimedia is the
A) hierarchical DBMS
B) relational DBMS
C) network DBMS
D) object-oriented DBMS

Answer

D) object-oriented DBMS

The data dictionary serves as an important data management tool by

A) assigning attributes to the data
B) creating an inventory of the data elements contained in the database.
C) presenting data as end users or business specialists would perceive them
D) maintaining data in updated form

Answer

B) creating an inventory of the data elements contained in the database

An automated or manual file that stores information about data elements and data characteristics such
as usage, physical representation, ownership, authorization, and security is the
A) data dictionary
B) data definition diagram
C) entity-relationship diagram
D) relationship dictionary

Answer

A) data dictionary

The specialized language programmers use to add and change data in the database is called
A) a data access language
B) a data manipulation language
C) Structured Query Language
D) a data definition language

Answer

B) a data manipulation language

The most prominent data manipulation language today is

A) Access
B) DB2
C) SQL
D) Crystal Reports

Answer

C) SQL
DBMSs typically include report-generating tools in order to
A) retrieve and display data
B) display data in an easier-to-read format
C) display data in graphs
D) perform predictive analysis

Answer

B) display data in an easier-to-read format

The process of streamlining data to minimize redundancy and awkward many-to-many relationships is
called
A) normalization
B) data scrubbing
C) data cleansing
D) data defining

Answer

A) normalization

A schematic for the entire database that describes the relationships in a database is called a(n)
A) data dictionary
B) intersection relationship diagram
C) entity-relationship diagram
D) data definition diagram

Answer

C) entity-relationship diagram

A one-to-one relationship between two entities is symbolized in a diagram by a line that ends with
A) two short marks
B) one short mark
C) a crow's foot
D) a crow's foot topped by a short mark

Answer

A) two short marks

Which of the following is not one of the techniques used in Web mining?
A) content mining
B) structure mining
C) usage mining
D) user mining
Answer

D) user mining

You work for a retail chain whose primary outlets are in shopping mall and are conducting an analysis of
your customers and their preferences. You wish to find out if there are any particular activities that your
customers engage in, or the types of purchases made in the month before or after purchasing select
items from your store. To do this, you will want to use the data mining software that is capable of.
A) identifying associations
B) identifying clusters
C) identifying sequences
D) classification

Answer

C) identifying sequences

You work for an national car rental agency and want to determine what characteristics are shared
among your most loyal customers. To do this, you will want to use data mining software that is capable
of
A) identifying associations
B) identifying clusters
C) identifying sequences
D) classification

Answer

D) classification

A data warehouse is composed of

A) historical data from legacy systems
B) current data
C) internal and external data sources
D) historic and current internal data

Answer

D) historic and current internal data

A data mart usually can be constructed more rapidly and at lower cost than a data warehouse because
A) a data mart typically focuses on a single subject area or line of business
B) all the information is historical
C) a data mart uses a Web interface
D) all of the information belongs to a single company

Answer
A) a data mart typically focuses on a single subject area or line of business

Tools for analyzing data to help users find patterns, relationships, and insights and make better business
decisions are known as
A) DSS
B) Business intelligence
C) OLAP
D) Data mining

Answer

B) business intelligence

The tool that enables users to view the same data in different ways using multiple dimensions is
A) predictive analysis
B) SQL
C) OLAP
D) data mining

Answer

C) OLAP

OLAP is a tool for enabling

A) users to obtain online answers to ad-hoc questions in a rapid amount of time.
B) users to view both logical and physical views of data
C) programmers to quickly diagram data relationships
D) programmers to normalize data.

Answer

A) users to obtain online answers to ad-hoc questions in a rapid amount of time

Data mining is a tool for allowing users to

A) quickly compare transaction data gathered over many years.
B) find hidden relationships in data.
C) obtain online answers to ad hoc questions in a rapid amount of time.
D) summarize massive amounts of data into much smaller, traditional reports.

Answer

B) find hidden relationships in data

In terms of data relationships, /associations/ refers to

A) events linked over time
B) patterns that describe a group to which an item belongs
C) occurrences linked to a single event
D) undiscovered groupings

Answer

C) occurrences linked to a single event

_____ tools are used to analyze large unstructured data sets, such as e-mail, memos, survey responses,
etc., to discover patterns and relationships.
A) OLAP
B) Text mining
C) Web mining
D) Web content mining

Answer

B) Text mining

An alternative to using application server software for interfacing between a Web server and back-end
databases is
A) CGI
B) HTML
C) Java
D) SQL

Answer

A) CGI

The organizations rules for sharing, disseminating, acquiring, standardizing, classifying, and inventorying
information is called a(n)
A) information policy
B) data definition file
C) data quality audit
D) data governance policy

Answer

A) information policy

The special organizational function whose responsibilities include the technical and operational aspects
of managing data, including physical database design and maintenance, is called
A) data administration
B) database administration
C) information policy administration
D) data auditing
Answer

B) database administration

Which common database challenge is illustrated by a person receiving multiple copies of an L.L. Bean
catalog, each addressed to a slightly different variation of his or her full name?
A) data normalization
B) data accuracy
C) data redundancy
D) data inconsistency

Answer

D) data inconsistency

Detectign and correcting data in a database or file that are incorrect, incomplete, improperly formatted,
or redundant is called
A) data auditing
B) defragmentation
C) data scrubbing
D) data optimization

Answer

C) data scrubbing

You are creating a database to store temperature and wind data from national airport locations. Which
of the following field is the most likely candidate to use as the basis for a primary key in the airport
table?
A) address
B) city
C) airport code
D) state

Answer

C) airport code

Data cleansing not only corrects errors but also

A) establishes logical relationships between data
B) structures data
C) normalizes data
D) enforces consistency among different sets of data
Answer

D) enforces consistency among different sets of data

Which of the following is not a method for performing a data quality audit?
A) surveying entire data files
B) surveying samples from data files
C) surveying definition and query files
D) surveying end users about their perceptions of data quality

Answer

C) surveying data definition and query files

Chapter 6 - True/False

A grouping of characters into a word, a group of words, or a complete number is called a record.( FALSE)

quality describing a particular entity is called an attribute.( TRUE)

/Program-Data dependence/ refers to the coupling of data stored in files and software programs that
use this data such that changes in programs require changes to the data.( True)

A DBMS separates the logical and physical views of data.( True)

Every record in a file should contain at least one key field.( TRUE)

Many applications today require databases that can store and retrieve multimedia.( TRUE)

One of the drawbacks to OODBMS are that they cannot work with applets(FALSE)

OODBMS are slower than relational DBMS(TRUE)

A data dictionary is a language associated with a database management system that end users and
programmers use to manipulate data in the database.( FALSE)

In a relational database, complex groupings of data must be streamlined to eliminate awkward many-to-
many relationships.( TRUE)

A data warehouse may be updated by a legacy system.( TRUE)

A data warehouse is typically comprised of several smaller data marts.( FALSE)

OLAP is a key tool of BI(TRUE)

OLAP enables users to obtain online answers to ad-hoc questions in a fairly rapid amount of time, except
when the data are stored in very large databases.( FALSE)

Predictive analysis is synonymous with data mining.( FALSE)

In a Web-based database, middleware is used to transfer information from the organization's internal
database back to the Web server for delivery in the form of a Web page to the user.( TRUE)

The disadvantage of using a Web interface is that it typically requires substantial changes to the internal
database.( FALSE)

Common Gateway Interface is a specification for processing data on a Web server.( TRUE)

Data administration is a special organizational function that manages policies and procedures through
which can be managed as an organizational resource.( TRUE)

Data cleansing is the same process as data scrubbing.( TRUE)