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What is a database?
What is a database?
- A collection of unorganized data
- A collection of information without any structure
- A collection of random files
- A collection of data organized for easy access and retrieval (correct)
How are data and information related?
How are data and information related?
- Data and information have no connection
- Data is processed into information by computers (correct)
- Data and information are completely unrelated
- Information is always incorrect data
What is data integrity?
What is data integrity?
- The process of organizing data
- The correctness of data (correct)
- The process of creating data from information
- The degree to which data is incorrect
What are the qualities of valuable information?
What are the qualities of valuable information?
What is a hierarchy in the context of data?
What is a hierarchy in the context of data?
What is a field in the context of data management?
What is a field in the context of data management?
What does the field size define in a database?
What does the field size define in a database?
Which data type is used for storing month, day, year, and sometimes time information?
Which data type is used for storing month, day, year, and sometimes time information?
What is the purpose of a primary key in a database record?
What is the purpose of a primary key in a database record?
Which data type is used for storing only the values Yes or No?
Which data type is used for storing only the values Yes or No?
What is the smallest unit of data a user accesses in a database?
What is the smallest unit of data a user accesses in a database?
Which data type is used for storing Web addresses that link to documents or web pages?
Which data type is used for storing Web addresses that link to documents or web pages?
What is file maintenance?
What is file maintenance?
Why do you change records according to the text?
Why do you change records according to the text?
What is validation in the context of data management?
What is validation in the context of data management?
What does a Completeness Check do?
What does a Completeness Check do?
Why are Check Digits used in databases?
Why are Check Digits used in databases?
What is the purpose of Range Check in data management?
What is the purpose of Range Check in data management?
What is the main responsibility of a database analyst?
What is the main responsibility of a database analyst?
Which of the following is NOT a recommended practice for designing records and fields in a database?
Which of the following is NOT a recommended practice for designing records and fields in a database?
What is a key responsibility of a database administrator?
What is a key responsibility of a database administrator?
Which field should be used to uniquely identify each record in a table?
Which field should be used to uniquely identify each record in a table?
What should database administrators manage to ensure database security?
What should database administrators manage to ensure database security?
What is a query?
What is a query?
What is the purpose of a form in a database system?
What is the purpose of a form in a database system?
What does a report generator do?
What does a report generator do?
What is data security in a database system?
What is data security in a database system?
Which activity can a user with read-only privileges perform in a DBMS?
Which activity can a user with read-only privileges perform in a DBMS?
What is the purpose of backup and log in database management?
What is the purpose of backup and log in database management?