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</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the key focus of database redesign?

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

    What was the first personal computer to become widely available?

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

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

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

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

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

    Which smartphone operating system was released in 2008?

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

    What are the two main categories of databases?

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

    What is the purpose of a database?

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

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