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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1) A person, place, object, event, or concept about which the organization wishes to maintain data is called a(n) ________. A) entity B) object C) attribute D) relationship
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2) In a file processing environment, descriptions for data and the logic for accessing the data are built into ________. A) application programs B) records C) fields D) database descriptors
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3) Which of the following is NOT a cost and/or risk of the database approach? A) Organizational conflict B) Conversion costs C) Improved responsiveness D) Specialized personnel
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4) Metadata typically describes all of the following EXCEPT ________. A) location on disk B) data definitions C) allowable values D) length
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5) Program-data dependence is caused by ________. A) data cohabiting with programs B) data descriptions being written into programming code C) data descriptions being stored on a server D) file descriptions being stored in each database application program
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6) The SDLC phase in which database processing programs are created is the ________ phase. A) analysis B) implementation C) planning D) design
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7) Legacy systems often contain data of ________ quality. A) poor B) excellent C) untested
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D) moderate
8) Which of the following is NOT an advantage of database systems? A) Program-data independence B) Improved data quality C) Redundant data D) Reduced program maintenance
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9) A database is an organized collection of ________ related data. A) badly B) logically C) loosely
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D) physically
10) With the database approach, data descriptions are stored in a central location known as a ________. A) mainframe B) PC C) repository D) server
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11) According to a McKinsey Global Institute Report, in 2010 alone, global enterprises stored ________. A) at least 100 petabytes of data B) more than 7 billion exabytes of data C) more than 1 terabyte of data D) more than 3 gigabytes of data
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