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What is the role of a database management system (DBMS) in information systems?

  • Organizing, controlling, and classifying the data stored in a database (correct)
  • Representing relevant aspects of reality in a database
  • Providing raw and unorganized data to the information system
  • Ensuring the data integrity by implementing controls and providing maintenance to data files
  • What is the ultimate objective of a database management system (DBMS)?

  • Ensuring the data integrity by implementing controls and providing maintenance to data files (correct)
  • Storing raw and unorganized data
  • Organizing, controlling, and classifying the data stored in a database
  • Representing relevant aspects of reality in a database
  • What is data in the context of information management?

  • Raw and unorganized fact that requires processing to make it meaningful (correct)
  • Organized collection of data supporting processes
  • Processed and meaningful information
  • Simple and organized fact
  • What does an information system become without a database management system (DBMS)?

    <p>Nothing more than an organized collection of data</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What supports processes requiring information in a database?

    <p>Data stored in a database</p> Signup and view all the answers

    An organized collection of data, databases need to be managed accordingly. A database management system (DBMS) can help do that. So, what is a DBMS and what is its role in information systems. Let’s find out. Typically organized to represent relevant aspects of reality, data stored in a database supports processes requiring this information. However, this will happen only if there is a database management system in place. An information system is nothing more than an organized collection of data if a DBMS is not organizing, controlling and classifying the data stored there. The ultimate objective of a DBMS is to ensure the ______ by implementing controls and providing maintenance to data files.

    <p>data integrity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Data is a raw and unorganized fact that required to be processed to make it meaningful. Data can be simple at the same time unorganized unless it is ______.

    <p>organized</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Data stored in a database supports processes requiring this ______.

    <p>information</p> Signup and view all the answers

    An information system is nothing more than an organized collection of data if a DBMS is not organizing, controlling and classifying the data stored there. The ultimate objective of a DBMS is to ensure the data integrity by implementing controls and providing ______ to data files.

    <p>maintenance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    An organized collection of data, databases need to be managed accordingly. A database management system (DBMS) can help do that. So, what is a DBMS and what is its role in information systems. Let’s find out. Typically organized to represent relevant aspects of reality, data stored in a database supports processes requiring this ______.

    <p>information</p> Signup and view all the answers

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