Data and Databases

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Which one of the following is the definition of data?

A computerized system that enables users to create and maintain a database
Known facts that can be recorded and have implicit meaning (correct)
A specific representation of the database that is tailored to the needs of a particular user or group of users
The person responsible for designing and managing a database

What is a mini-world?

Some part of the real world about which data is stored in a database (correct)
A specific representation of the database that is tailored to the needs of a particular user or group of users
Known facts that can be recorded and have implicit meaning
A collection of related data that has an implicit meaning

What is a database system?

A computerized system that enables users to create and maintain a database
The combination of a database and the DBMS software used to manage it (correct)
Known facts that can be recorded and have implicit meaning
A specific representation of the database that is tailored to the needs of a particular user or group of users

What is program-data independence?

<p>The ability to separate the application programs from the physical storage of data, allowing changes to the database structure without affecting the programs (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a user view?

<p>A specific representation of the database that is tailored to the needs of a particular user or group of users (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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