1.
The database approach has several unique characteristics not found in traditional
(flat-file) systems, specifically file-oriented systems. Which one of the following
statements does not apply to the database model?
a. Database systems have data independence; that is, the data and the programs
are maintained separately, except during processing.
b. Database systems contain a data definition language that helps describe each
schema and subschema.
c. The database administrator is the part of the software package that instructs the
operating aspects of the program when data are retrieved.
d. A primary goal of database systems is to minimize data redundancy.
e. Database systems increase user interface with the system through increased
accessibility and flexibility.
2. One of the first steps in the creation of a relational database is to
a. integrate accounting and nonfinancial data.
b. plan for increased secondary storage capacity.
c. order data-mining software that will facilitate data retrieval.
d. create a data model of the key entities in the system.
e. construct the physical user view using SQL.
3. Which of the following is a characteristic of a relational database system?
a. All data within the system are shared by all users to facilitate integration.
b. Database processing follows explicit links that are contained within the records.
c. User views limit access to the database.
d. Transaction processing and data warehousing systems share a common
database.
4. Partitioned databases are most effective when
a. users in the system need to share common data.
b. primary users of the data are clearly identifiable.
c. read-only access is needed at each site.
d. all of the above.
5. The functions of a database administrator are
a. database planning, data input preparation, and database design.
b. data input preparation, database design, and database operation.
c. database design, database operation, and equipment operations.
d. database design, database implementation, and database planning.
e. database operations, database maintenance, and data input preparation.
6. The data attributes that a particular user has per mission to access are defined by the
a. operating system view.
b. systems design view.
c. database schema.
d. user view.
e. application program.
7. An inventory table in a relational database system contains values for items such as part
number, part name, description, color, and quantity. These individual items are called
a. attributes.
b. record types.
c. bytes.
d. occurrences.
8. Which of the following is a characteristic of a relational database system?
a. Tables are linked to other related table through pointers.
b. A parent table may be related to many child tables, but a child table may have
only one parent.
c. Each table must contain an attribute whose value is unique.
d. Tables in 1:M associations are linked by embedding the primary key of the M side
tables into the 1 side table as a foreign key.
9. A database system that has several remote users networked together, but each user site
stores a unique portion of the database is called a
a. replicated data processing network.
b. partitioned database.
c. recentralized network.
d. multidrop data network.
e. hybrid system.
10.For those instances where individual users may be granted summary and statistical
query access to confidential data to which they normally are denied access, which type
of control is most suitable?
a. User-defined procedures
b. Data encryption
c. Inference controls
d. Biometric devices
11.Where are database access permissions defined?
a. Operating system
b. Database authority table
c. Database schema
d. Systems manual
e. Application programs
12.Database currency is achieved by
a. implementing partitioned databases at remote sites.
b. employing data-cleansing techniques.
c. ensuring that the database is secure from accidental entry.
d. an external auditor’s reconciliation of reports from multiple sites.
e. a database lockout that prevents multiple simultaneous access.
