Database Fundamentals Quiz
10 Questions
1 Views

Choose a study mode

Play Quiz
Study Flashcards
Spaced Repetition
Chat to lesson

Podcast

Play an AI-generated podcast conversation about this lesson

Questions and Answers

What does a Database Management System (DBMS) primarily do?

  • Provides an interface for database operations
  • Maintains data consistency for multiple users
  • Arranges data in a particular order
  • Manages the collection of information (correct)
  • What is metadata in the context of a database?

  • Information maintained in a database system
  • Descriptive information stored in a database (correct)
  • Data arranged in a particular order
  • A software that manages database information
  • What is the purpose of a database system?

  • To provide security to the database
  • To create a table in the database
  • To arrange data in a specific manner
  • To maintain large bodies of information (correct)
  • What does the term 'data about data' refer to in a database context?

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

    What does a database catalog or dictionary store in a database system?

    <p>Database definition or descriptive information</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a database?

    <p>A group of information. Organized collection of interrelated data.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is metadata in a database?

    <p>Database definition or descriptive information stored in the form of a database catalog or dictionary.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of a Database Management System (DBMS)?

    <p>To manage the collection of information by insert, update, delete, create, and select data.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What operations can be performed using a DBMS?

    <p>Database creation, storing data, updating data, creating a table, and more.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What benefits does a DBMS provide?

    <p>It provides an interface for various operations, protection, security, and maintains data consistency especially in the case of multiple users.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    More Like This

    Use Quizgecko on...
    Browser
    Browser