Components of a DBMS

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What is considered the main component of a database management system?

  • Data
  • Hardware
  • Software (correct)
  • Procedures

Which component of a DBMS is responsible for understanding Database Access Language?

  • Hardware
  • Software (correct)
  • Procedures
  • Data

What type of information is metadata?

  • Physical components like hard disks and I/O channels
  • Commands used to access the database
  • Data that users store in the database
  • Data about the data stored in the DBMS (correct)

Which component of a DBMS involves elements like computer, hard disks, and I/O channels?

<p>Hardware (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In a typical database, what does the user saved Data represent?

<p>Resource for which DBMS was designed (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What aspect of a DBMS includes information like RAM, ROM, and keyboard?

<p>Hardware (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does metadata in a database refer to?

<p>Information about the data stored in the database (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do procedures in a DBMS primarily consist of?

<p>Setting up and installing a DBMS (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of Database Access Language?

<p>Inserting and updating data (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is responsible for managing the complete database management system?

<p>Database Administrator (DBA) (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of an End User in relation to a DBMS?

<p>Storing, retrieving, updating, and deleting data (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of language is Database Access Language?

<p>Simple language for writing commands to access data (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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