Information Systems Analysis
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Course Introduction
Information Systems Analysis delves into the techniques and methodologies used to investigate, model, and design information systems within organizations. The course covers requirements gathering, process modeling, system specification, and the application of analytical tools to bridge the gap between business needs and technology solutions. Students learn to conduct feasibility studies, develop use cases, and work with various diagrammatic representations such as data flow diagrams and entity-relationship diagrams, preparing them to effectively analyze and contribute to the development of robust information systems.
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Database Concepts 7th Edition by David M. Kroenke
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Chapter 1: Getting Started
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Q1) One problem with storing duplicated data is the potential for inconsistent values.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) A database is a set of one or more computer programs that serves as an intermediary between the users and the database management system (DBMS).
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) A(n)________ is a set of one or more computer programs that serves as an intermediary between the user and the DBMS.
Answer: database application
Q4) ________ constraints are rules that the DBMS enforces to ensure that data values in one table have corresponding values in another related table.
Answer: Referential integrity
Q5) A relational database stores data in the form of ________.
Answer: tables
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Chapter 2: The Relational Model
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Q1) When used to represent a relationship,the primary key must have the same name as the corresponding foreign key.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Candidate keys may or may not be unique.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) If the condition exists such that knowing the value of attribute X determines the value of attribute Y,then attribute Y is functionally dependent on attribute X.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) In Microsoft Access,relationships between tables are built in the ________. Answer: Relationships window.
Q5) In Microsoft Access,referential integrity constraints are created in the ________. Answer: Edit Relationships dialog box
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Chapter 3: Structured Query Language
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Q1) In Microsoft Access,standard SQL table creation syntax items not supported by Access SQL can generally be implemented by:
A) setting the Data Types in Access table Design View.
B) setting the field properties in Access table Design View.
C) setting the relationship properties in the Edit Relationship dialog box.
D) setting the referential integrity properties in the Edit Relationship dialog box.
E) running an ALTER TABLE query in Access SQL.
Answer: B
Q2) Using SQL commands,multiple tables can be queried so that all the values from one table appear in the results,regardless of whether they have one or more corresponding values in the other table,by using the SQL ________ command.
Answer: OUTER JOIN
Q3) Microsoft Access SQL allows table structures to be modified by using the standard SQL ________ command.
Answer: ALTER TABLE
Q4) SQL stands for ________.
Answer: Structured Query Language
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Chapter 4: Data Modeling and the Entity-Relationship
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Q1) In crow's foot style E-R diagrams,a circle across the relationship line near an entity indicates:
A) a minimum cardinality of zero.
B) a minimum cardinality of one.
C) a maximum cardinality of one.
D) a maximum cardinality of many.
E) Both B and C
Q2) In crow's foot style E-R diagrams,a hash mark across the relationship line near an entity indicates:
A) a minimum cardinality of zero.
B) a minimum cardinality of one.
C) a maximum cardinality of one.
D) a maximum cardinality of many.
E) Both B and C
Q3) The E-R Model assumes that all instances of a given entity class have the same attributes.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Describe the use of Microsoft Access as a prototyping tool.
Q5) What is a "use case" and how is it used?
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Chapter 5: Database Design
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Q1) To represent a M:N relationship in the relational model,an intersection relation is created to represent the relationship itself.
A)True
B)False
Q2) As far as Microsoft Access is concerned,there are no N:M relationships.
A)True
B)False
Q3) When transforming an E-R data model into a relational database design,the key of the parent entity should be placed as part of the primary key into the child entity
________.
A) when the child entity is ID-dependent
B) when the child entity is non-ID-dependent
C) when the child entity has a 1:1 relationship with the parent entity
D) when the child entity has a 1:N relationship with the parent entity
E) when the child entity has a recursive relationship with the parent entity
Q4) In certain circumstances,there may be a preference as to which table in a 1:1 relationship contains the foreign key.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Database Administration
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Q1) Which of the following is not true of database recovery through reprocessing?
A) Reprocessing makes use of a database save.
B) Reprocessing takes the same amount of time as did processing in the first place.
C) Reprocessing will always return the database to its exact previous state.
D) Reprocessing requires a record of all transactions since the last time the database was saved.
E) All of the above are true of reprocessing.
Q2) Lock granularity refers to whether a lock is placed by the DBMS automatically or is placed by a command from the application program.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Microsoft Access 2013 databases can be secured using trusted locations for database storage.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Explain the concept of an "atomic transaction."
Q5) Distinguish between reprocessing and rollforward as database recovery techniques.
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Chapter 7: Database Processing Applications
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Q1) What are the common differences between a Web database processing system running on the Windows operating system and one running on a Linux operating system?
Q2) When using Microsoft Access and IIS,the Web pages that access the database can be written using the ________ scripting language.
Q3) What are XML Web Services?
Q4) The final step of using a PHP connection to a DBMS is to:
A) open the connection.
B) test the connection.
C) query the database.
D) process the query results.
E) close the connection.
Q5) The first PHP element to be created is the:
A) Command object.
B) Connection.
C) Errors collection.
D) Parameters collection.
E) RecordSet object.
Q6) Define and briefly describe the function of ODBC.
Q7) What is a stored procedure?
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Chapter 8: Big Data, data Warehouses, and Business Intelligence Systems
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Q1) Excel 2013 allows us to connect directly to an Access 2013 database when building a PivotTable.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Column family databases are indistinguishable from relational database tables. A)True
B)False
Q3) Business Intelligence (BI)________ uses sophisticated statistical and mathematical techniques to perform what-if analyses,to make predictions,and to facilitate decision making.
Q4) We have obtained access to the company's operational data.In one record,we find that a customer's age has been recorded as "337." This is an example of:
A) dirty data.
B) inconsistent data.
C) non-integrated data.
D) a "wrong format" problem.
E) a "too much data" problem.
Q5) To deal with data values that change over time,dimensional databases use a(n)________.
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Chapter 9: Getting Started With Microsoft Sql Server 2012
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Q1) The ODBC Driver 11 for SQL Server is installed ________ when SQL Server 2014 is installed.
Q2) Users log into SQL Server 2014 Express using the ________ dialog box.
Q3) A new SQL Server database is created using the New Database dialog box.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Users log into SQL Server 2014 Express using the Connect to Server dialog box. A)True
B)False
Q5) SQL query results are displayed in a tabbed ________ window.
Q6) SQL query results are displayed:
A) in a tabbed Resultset window.
B) in a tabbed Results window.
C) in a tabbed Document window.
D) in a tabbed Messages window.
E) in a tabbed Finished window.
Q7) The name of the Microsoft SQL Server 2014 ODBC Client as it appears the ODBC Data Source Administrator is ________.
Q8) To run an SQL script,click the ________ button on the Query Toolbar.
Q9) Describe how to create and run an SQL query in SQL Server 2014 Express. Page 11
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Chapter 10: Getting Started With Oracle Database 11g
Release 2
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Q1) The Oracle Database ODBC Client is automatically installed when Oracle Database 11g Release 2 is installed.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following is an account name for which you are asked to enter a password for the Oracle Database XE 11.2 utility?
A) SYSTEM
B) EXTERNAL
C) INTERNAL
D) A and B
E) A, B and C
Q3) Describe how to create and run an SQL script in Oracle Database 11g Release 2.
Q4) Which of the following is the easiest tool for doing database development with Oracle Database?
A) The Oracle Database XE 11.2 utility
B) The Oracle SQL*Plus command utility program
C) The Oracle SQL Developer
D) A and C
E) A, B and C
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Chapter 11: Getting Started With Mysql 56 Community Server
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Q1) The MySQL Workbench can be used to create:
A) data models.
B) data designs.
C) database models.
D) database designs.
E) database diagrams.
Q2) A new MySQL Server database is known as a new ________.
Q3) The MySQL Workbench is included in the MySQL Community Server 5.6 installation when the MySQL Installer for Windows is used.
A)True
B)False
Q4) To run an SQL script,click the ________ button on the MySQL Workbench toolbar.
Q5) SQL query results are displayed:
A) in a tabbed results window.
B) in a tabbed Results1 window.
C) in a tabbed Document window.
D) in a tabbed Messages window.
E) in a tabbed Finished window.
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Q6) SQL statements can be run individually or as part of a related group of SQL statements known as a(n)________.
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Chapter 12: James River Jewelry Project Questions
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Q1) Which of the following is an SQL trigger that Oracle supports?
A) BEFORE
B) INSTEAD OF
C) AFTER
D) B and C only
E) A, B, and C
Q2) Although it cannot be used in creating an SQL VIEW,the SQL SELECT statements retrieving view instances can include:
A) SQL keyword ORDER BY.
B) SQL keyword LIKE.
C) SQL keyword BETWEEN.
D) SQL keyword NULL.
E) SQL keyword NOT NULL.
Q3) An SQL virtual table is called a(n):
A) CHECK constraint.
B) view.
C) embedded SQL statement.
D) trigger.
E) stored procedure.
Q4) SQL views can be used to layer ________.
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Chapter 13: Sql Views
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Q1) Michael Porter includes manufacturing operations in his list of primary activities.
A)True
B)False
Q2) User interviews are conducted during the requirements analysis step.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Define and discuss an information system.
Q4) What activities take place during the component design step of the systems development life cycle (SDLC)?
Q5) Systems analysis and design is the process of creating and maintaining information systems.
A)True
B)False
Q6) An information system is a set of components that interact to achieve some purpose or goal.
A)True
B)False
Q7) Databases are created in a DBMS during the ________ step.
Q8) How does Michael Porter define support business activities?
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Chapter 14: Getting Started in Systems Analysis and Design
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Q1) In Microsoft Visio 2013,describe the possible cardinality settings for a Relationship object that can be set in the symbols menu in a database design,and how these settings correspond to the IE Crow's Foot symbols shown in Figure G-21.
Q2) In Microsoft Visio 2013,for a Relationship object relationship that is many-mandatory on the child side of the relationship,the correct setting in the Symbol menu is:
A) 1 and only 1.
B) 1 or more.
C) Zero or 1.
D) Zero or more.
E) Range [At least][At most].
Q3) In Microsoft Visio 2013,a group of template objects is called a stencil.
A)True
B)False
Q4) In Microsoft Visio 2013,we can create database designs using Entity and Dynamic connector objects.
A)True
B)False
Q5) In Microsoft Visio 2013,how do we create database designs?
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Chapter 15: Getting Started With Microsoft Visio 2010
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Q1) Microsoft Access 2013 switchboards are built in a report window in Microsoft Access 2013.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Microsoft Access 2013 switchboards use command buttons as part of the menu.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Microsoft Access 2013 switchboards use ________ as part of the switchboard.
A) text buttons
B) report windows
C) Wizard buttons
D) command buttons
E) All of the above
Q4) A Microsoft Access 2013 switchboard provides application menuing capabilities in Microsoft Access 2013.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Microsoft Access 2013 switchboards use text labels as part of the menu.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 16: The Access Workbench-section Microsoft
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Q1) PHP was most recently ranked as the 5th most popular programming language. A)True
B)False
Q2) For a Web server running the Linux operating system,the most commonly used Web server is IIS.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The PHP installation in the text installed version ________ of PHP.
A) 5.2.13
B) 5.2.14
C) 5.3.0
D) 5.3.5
E) 5.3.28
Q4) The Java JDK is installed directly from the Java download page at www.oracle.com. A)True
B)False
Q5) What is PHP?
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Q6) What additional permissions must be assigned before a user can work with files on the IIS Web server?
Chapter 17: Getting Started With Web Servers, php, and the
Netbeans IDE
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Q1) A data warehouse is a database system that has data and programs for,as well as personnel specialized in,BI processing.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A report that is sent to users on a predetermined schedule is called a(n)________ report.
Q3) Cluster analysis is a commonly used technique in supervised data mining.
A)True
B)False
Q4) We have obtained access to the company's operational data.We have been asked to produce a report with an item by item analysis of sales,but the only sales figure available is the total sale value for each order.This is an example of:
A) dirty data.
B) inconsistent data.
C) nonintegrated data.
D) a "wrong format" problem.
E) a "too much data" problem.
Q5) Reports that rely on the most current data when they are prepared are called ________ reports.
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Chapter 18: Business Intelligence Systems
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Q1) XML designers created a system that allows document structure,data content,and materialization to be mixed.
A)True
B)False
Q2) In database/ XML applications,it is a recommended practice that ________ carry data,and that ________ carry metadata.
Q3) In XML Schema,the default minimum cardinality can be overridden using the minOccurs attributes.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A document database may use either XML or JSON as the basis for storing data.
A)True
B)False
Q5) XML Schemas consist of ________.
Q6) Graph databases are composed of three elements,one of which is the edge.
A)True
B)False
Q7) All type-valid XML documents are required to have a DTD.
A)True
B)False
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