Database Processing: Chapter 1 Introduction Quiz
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What is the term used to describe the contents of a Microsoft Access database system?

  • Tables and relationships (correct)
  • Primary keys
  • Metadata examples
  • File structures

Which term defines the functions of a Database Management System (DBMS)?

  • Historical development
  • Primary keys
  • File structures
  • Database redesign (correct)

What does metadata refer to in the context of databases?

  • Additional data about data (correct)
  • Database contents
  • Database management functions
  • Database design process

Which aspect of database design involves developing new systems?

<p>New systems development (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the key focus of database redesign?

<p>Structural improvements to an existing database (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is understanding the history and development of database processing important?

<p>To provide context and insight into current practices (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the first personal computer to become widely available?

<p>Apple II (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What technology was developed at Xerox Palo Alto Research Center in the 1970s?

<p>Ethernet (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the first web browser available in the mid-1990s?

<p>Unknown (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which smartphone operating system was released in 2008?

<p>Google Android (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the two main categories of databases?

<p>Relational and Non-Relational (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a database?

<p>To help people track things of interest to them (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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