FULL SOLUTION VIEW AHEAD QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS
◉paragraph text. Answer: Text longer than 256 characters
◉object. Answer: Type of data storage that cannot be entered via a
keyboard, such as an image or music file.
◉DBMS (Database Management System). Answer: a product used
for the storage and organization of data that typically has defined
formats and structures
◉What companies build DBMS. Answer: Oracle
Microsoft SQL Server
IBM DB2
MySQL
◉Microsoft Access. Answer: the database application in the software
package for Microsoft Office
, ◉Open office base. Answer: Personal database management system
◉Apache OpenOffice. Answer: An open source suite of productivity
apps.
◉SQL (Structured Query Language). Answer: an international
standard language for processing a database
◉QBE (query by example). Answer: Using a grid to form queries
where fields can be added, sorted, compared, etc.
◉Metadata. Answer: data about data
◉Examples of metadata. Answer: author, date created and date
modified and file size
◉data dictionary. Answer: compiles all of the metadata about the
data elements in the data model
◉Twitter. Answer: a website that enables users to send and receive
"tweets," messages up to 140 characters long
◉Microblogging. Answer: The practice of sending brief posts (140 to
200 characters) to a personal blog, either publicly or to a private