QUIZ DBS-BIT20803

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

• database
• column
• record
• file

A ____________ is a character or group of characters that has a specific meaning.

• database
• field
• record
• file

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

• its date of creation
• its expected use
•  the title of the documents in the folder
• the data processing specialist

A desktop database is a _______________ database.

• single-user
• multiuser
• workgroup
• distributed

The response of the DBMS to a query is the __________________ .

• ad hoc query
• ad hoc response
• query result set               
• integrated view of the data

_______________serve as the intermediary between the user and the database.

• DBMSs
• Metadata
•  End-user data
• Programming languages

Accurate, relevant, and timely information is the key to__________________.

• data management
• good decision making
• knowledge
• understanding

One advantage of a database system over previous data management approaches is that the database system is considerably less complex.

• True
• False

Data anomaly is defined as the condition in which all of the data in the database are consistent with the real-world events and conditions.

• True
• False

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

• True
• False