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What is a database system designed for?
What is a database system designed for?
- Manipulating the operating system
- Storing and populating data for a specific task (correct)
- Developing third-party software
- Retrieving users' data without security measures
What is the primary function of a Database Management System (DBMS)?
What is the primary function of a Database Management System (DBMS)?
- Storing and retrieving users' data with appropriate security measures (correct)
- Managing the operating system
- Providing access to third-party software only
- Manipulating the database structure
What difficulties were database management systems developed to handle?
What difficulties were database management systems developed to handle?
- Security problems and data isolation
- Data redundancy, inconsistency, difficulty in accessing data, data isolation, integrity problems, atomicity of updates, concurrent access, security (correct)
- Concurrent access by multiple users only
- Data redundancy and inconsistency only
What does a DBMS accept the request for?
What does a DBMS accept the request for?
In large systems, what does a DBMS help users and other third-party software to do?
In large systems, what does a DBMS help users and other third-party software to do?