Databases
Choose:
1. View that focuses on the actual format and location of the data.
a. logical
b. physical
c. field
2. A group of related characters is a.
a. field
b. record
c. table
3. Type of processing in which data is collected over several hours, days, or even weeks and
then processed all at once.
a. real-time
b. batch
c. online
4. Type of database structure where fields or records are structured in nodes that are connected
like the branches of an upside-down tree.
a. hierarchical
b. network
c. relational
5. Type of database structure where the data elements are stored in different tables.
a. hierarchical
b. network
c. relational
6. Type of database that uses communication networks to link data stored
in different locations.
a. individual
b. company
c. distributed
7. Which view of data deals with how the data is actually formatted and located?
A) physical view
B) logical view
C) information view
8. A data field that represents a description or characteristic of some entity.
A) Character
B) Attribute
C) Record
9. A collection of related fields such as a person's name, address, and age.
A) Character
B) Record
C) Field
10. A field that uniquely identifies each record.
A) Id
B) Primary Key
C) Common
11. In ________, data from transactions are collected over time and then processed all at once.
A) Batch Processing
B) Group Processing
C) Real-Time Processing
12. In ________, data is processed at the same time the transaction occurs.
A) Batch Processing
B) Group Processing
C) Real-Time Processing
13. Having several instances of the same data is called data ________.
A) Repetition
B) Duplication
C) Redundancy
14. If Mr. Smith's bike has been sent to his new address, but the bill to his old one, it can most
likely be attributed to a lack of data ________.
A) Integrity
B) Maintenance
C) Redundancy
15. ________ ensures that there aren't multiple sources of the same data.
A) Security
B) Data integrity
C) Reliability
16. The scenario wherein many files about the same person exist across different departments
within an organization is called data ________.
A) Repetition
B) Doubling
C) Redundancy
TRUE or FALSE:
1) Data consists of only numbers, letters, and symbols.
2) The logical view of data focuses on meanings and content of the data.
3) A record is a collection of related tables.
4) Database tables can be related or connected to other tables by common key fields.
5) The ATM works on the principle of real-time processing.
6) Data redundancy can occur due to lack of data integrity.
7) In order to create, modify, and gain access to a database, special software, called the
database management system, is required.
8) In a network database, a node can be traced down through different branches.
9) In a network database, nodes may have a many-to-many relationship.
10) In a distributed database, all the data must be physically located in one place.
Matching:
(Primary Key (Pk), One-to-many relationship, Database Management Systems (DBMS), Many-
to-many relationship, One-to-one relationship)
1) when a single record in a table links to one record in another table.
2) when a single record in a table links to multiple records in another table.
3) multiple records from a table can link to multiple records in another table.
4) Also called ID, is the special field in the record that uniquely identifies the record in the table.
5) software used to create and manage data in a database.
