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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?

Metadata (D) Signup and view all the answers

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

Database definition or descriptive information (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is a database?

A group of information. Organized collection of interrelated data. Signup and view all the answers

What is metadata in a database?

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

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

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

What operations can be performed using a DBMS?

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

What benefits does a DBMS provide?

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