Exam 1: Database Systems

Information is produced by processing _____.

_____ is the result of revealing the meaning of raw facts.

Data is the result of processing raw facts to reveal its meaning.

A(n) _____ database supports a relatively small number of users (usually fewer than 50) or a specific department within an organization.

Which of the following refers to the situation where different versions of the same data are stored at different places because they weren't updated consistently?

The organization of data within folders in a manual file system is determined by _______.

A _____ is a collection of related records.

One disadvantage of the DBMS is that it increases the risk of data security breaches.

A _____ is a logically connected set of one or more fields that describes a person, place, or thing.

_____ serve as the intermediary between the user and the database.

Data processing can be as simple as organizing data to reveal patterns.

A(n) _____ is a specific request issued to the DBMS for data manipulation.

The only way to access the data in a database is through the DBMS.

The DBMS uses the _____ to look up the required data component structures and relationships, thus relieving programmers from having to code such complex relationships in each program.

A(n) _____ develops when all required changes in the redundant data are not made successfully.