Database Processing, 16e (Kroenke/Auer/Vandenberg)
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Chapter 1 Introduction
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1) The purpose of a database is to help people keep track of things.
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Answer: TRUE
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Difficulty: Easy
LO: To understand the nature and characteristics of databases
Classification: Concept
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2) In a database, each table stores data about a different type of thing.
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Answer: TRUE
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Difficulty: Easy
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LO: To understand the nature and characteristics of databases
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3) Like a spreadsheet, a database table has rows and columns.
Answer: TRUE
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Difficulty: Moderate
LO: To understand the nature and characteristics of databases
Classification: Concept
4) In every database, not just the databases discussed in this book, table names are capitalized.
Answer: FALSE
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Difficulty: Moderate
LO: To understand the nature and characteristics of databases
Classification: Concept
5) A database shows data in tables as well as the relationships among the rows in those tables.
Answer: TRUE
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Difficulty: Easy
LO: To gain a general understanding of tables and relationships
Classification: Concept
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6) Data is recorded facts and figures; information is knowledge derived from data.
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Answer: TRUE
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Difficulty: Easy
LO: To understand the nature and characteristics of databases
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Classification: Concept
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7) Databases record data in such a way that they can produce information.
Answer: TRUE
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Difficulty: Easy
LO: To understand the nature and characteristics of databases
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Classification: Concept
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8) Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is an example of a data mining application.
Answer: FALSE
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Difficulty: Moderate
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LO: To survey some important and interesting database applications
Classification: Concept
9) Databases are a key component of e-commerce order entry, billing, shipping, and customer
support.
Answer: TRUE
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Difficulty: Moderate
LO: To survey some important and interesting database applications
Classification: Concept
10) The largest databases in e-commerce are the order entry databases.
Answer: FALSE
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Difficulty: Difficult
LO: To survey some important and interesting database applications
Classification: Concept
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11) E-commerce companies use Web activity databases to determine which items on a Web page
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are popular and successful.
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Answer: TRUE
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Difficulty: Moderate
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LO: To understand the importance of databases in Internet Web applications and smartphone
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apps
Classification: Concept
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12) A surrogate key is a key typically used in place of a foreign key.
Answer: FALSE
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Difficulty: Easy
LO: To understand the nature and characteristics of databases
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Classification: Concept
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13) A database system is typically defined as its four components: users, database applications,
the DBMS and the databases.
Answer: TRUE
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Difficulty: Easy
LO: To understand the nature and characteristics of databases
Classification: Concept
14) Databases based on the CODASYL standard are based on the network data model.
Answer: TRUE
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Difficulty: Moderate
LO: To understand the history and development of database processing
Classification: Concept
15) Applications are computer programs used directly by users.
Answer: TRUE
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Difficulty: Easy
LO: To gain a general understanding of tables and relationships
Classification: Concept
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16) Applications usually write data directly to the database.
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Answer: FALSE
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Difficulty: Easy
LO: To gain a general understanding of tables and relationships
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Classification: Concept
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17) Sequenced Query Language (SQL) is an internationally recognized standard language that is
understood by all commercial database management system products.
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Answer: FALSE
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AACSB: Information Technology
Difficulty: Moderate
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LO: To gain a general understanding of tables and relationships
Classification: Concept
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18) In database systems, indexes are held in the database.
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Answer: TRUE
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AACSB: Information Technology
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Difficulty: Difficult
LO: To define the term database and describe what is contained within the database
Classification: Concept
19) A database management system (DBMS) creates, processes and administers databases.
Answer: TRUE
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AACSB: Information Technology
Difficulty: Easy
LO: To define the term database management system (DBMS) and describe the functions of a
DBMS
Classification: Concept
20) The database management system (DBMS) is responsible for inserting, modifying, reading,
and deleting data.
Answer: TRUE
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AACSB: Information Technology
Difficulty: Easy
LO: To define the term database management system (DBMS) and describe the functions of a
DBMS
Classification: Concept
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