Database Systems (Jukic)
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Multiple Choice Questions
1) Which of the following is a format in which data can appear?
A) Text
B) Numbers
C) Image
D) All of the above
Answer: D
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2) The description of the structure and the properties of the data fits into which
category?
A) Information
B) Data
C) Metadata
D) DBMS
Answer: C
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3) Joe is an example of:
A) Data
B) Metadata
C) Data Type
D) DBMS
Answer: A
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4) FirstName is an example of:
A) Data
B) Metadata
C) Data Type
D) DBMS
Answer: B
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5) Which of the following is typically found in the database metadata?
A) Employee names
B) Data types
C) Student ages
D) Product prices
Answer: B
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,6) DBMS is software used for the following purpose:
A) Creation of databases
B) Insertion, storage, retrieval, update, and deletion of the data in the database
C) Maintenance of databases
D) All of the above
Answer: D
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7) Which of the following is a component of a database system?
A) Database
B) DBMS
C) Front-end applications
D) All of the above
Answer: D
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8) Which of the following requires that the end user knows how to issue commands
to the specific DBMS?
A) Direct interaction
B) Indirect interaction
C) Both direct and indirect interaction
D) Neither direct nor indirect interaction
Answer: A
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9) Which of the following is a part of the database requirements step?
A) Database deployment
B) Logical modeling
, C) Conceptual modeling
D) Database implementation
Answer: C
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10) Requirements can be refined and/or expanded following:
A) Database deployment
B) Logical modeling
C) Database use
D) All of the above
Answer: D
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11) Implicit changes of requirements are permitted during:
A) Database deployment
B) Logical modeling
C) Database use
D) Implicit changes of requirements are not permitted
Answer: D
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12) Database implementation involves using ________ to implement the database
model as an actual database.
A) Front-end applications
B) DBMS
C) Database system
D) Indirect interaction
Answer: B
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Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Multiple Choice Questions
1) Which of the following is a format in which data can appear?
A) Text
B) Numbers
C) Image
D) All of the above
Answer: D
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 1
2) The description of the structure and the properties of the data fits into which
category?
A) Information
B) Data
C) Metadata
D) DBMS
Answer: C
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 2
3) Joe is an example of:
A) Data
B) Metadata
C) Data Type
D) DBMS
Answer: A
,Diff: 1 Page Ref: 1-2
4) FirstName is an example of:
A) Data
B) Metadata
C) Data Type
D) DBMS
Answer: B
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 1-2
5) Which of the following is typically found in the database metadata?
A) Employee names
B) Data types
C) Student ages
D) Product prices
Answer: B
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 2
,6) DBMS is software used for the following purpose:
A) Creation of databases
B) Insertion, storage, retrieval, update, and deletion of the data in the database
C) Maintenance of databases
D) All of the above
Answer: D
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 2
7) Which of the following is a component of a database system?
A) Database
B) DBMS
C) Front-end applications
D) All of the above
Answer: D
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 3
8) Which of the following requires that the end user knows how to issue commands
to the specific DBMS?
A) Direct interaction
B) Indirect interaction
C) Both direct and indirect interaction
D) Neither direct nor indirect interaction
Answer: A
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 4
9) Which of the following is a part of the database requirements step?
A) Database deployment
B) Logical modeling
, C) Conceptual modeling
D) Database implementation
Answer: C
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 4
10) Requirements can be refined and/or expanded following:
A) Database deployment
B) Logical modeling
C) Database use
D) All of the above
Answer: D
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11) Implicit changes of requirements are permitted during:
A) Database deployment
B) Logical modeling
C) Database use
D) Implicit changes of requirements are not permitted
Answer: D
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12) Database implementation involves using ________ to implement the database
model as an actual database.
A) Front-end applications
B) DBMS
C) Database system
D) Indirect interaction
Answer: B
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 6
