10 Questions
Which type of databases store images, audio clips, and video streams digitally?
Multimedia databases
What do data warehouses and online analytical processing (OLAP) systems do?
Extract and analyze useful business information from very large databases
What do geographic information systems (GIS) store and analyze?
Maps, weather data, and satellite images
What is the purpose of real-time and active database technology?
Control industrial and manufacturing
What do traditional databases primarily store?
Textual or numeric information
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the database approach?
Data redundancy
What is the main advantage of using the DBMS approach?
Improved data security
When should a DBMS not be used?
When data redundancy is desired
What do multimedia databases store?
Images, audio clips, and video streams
What do data warehouses and OLAP systems support?
Data analysis
Test your knowledge on databases and database users with this quiz. Learn about the characteristics of the database approach, the actors and workers involved, the advantages of using a DBMS approach, and more. Find out when it is not appropriate to use a DBMS.
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