Types of Databases and Database Applications Quiz

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What is the primary function of a DBMS in terms of data manipulation?

Presentation and visualization

Retrieval and querying

Data type definition

Insertions, deletions, and updates (correct)

Which functionality may a DBMS additionally provide to maintain the database?

Protection or security measures

Accessing the database through web applications

Constructing the initial database contents

Active processing to take internal actions on data (correct)

What is the key consideration while sharing a database among concurrent users and application programs?

Maintenance of the database over its lifetime

Generating reports through web applications

Retrieval and querying

Ensuring protection and security measures (correct)

Which activity involves accessing different parts of data and formulating the result of a request?

Queries Signup and view all the answers

What does 'Active' processing in a DBMS involve?

Taking internal actions on data Signup and view all the answers

Explain the typical functionality of a DBMS in terms of constructing or loading the initial database contents on a secondary storage medium.

The typical functionality of a DBMS involves defining a particular database in terms of its data types, structures, and constraints, and then constructing or loading the initial database contents on a secondary storage medium. Signup and view all the answers

What are the main tasks involved in manipulating a database using a DBMS?

The main tasks involved in manipulating a database using a DBMS include retrieval (querying, generating reports), modification (insertions, deletions, and updates to its content), and accessing the database through web applications. Signup and view all the answers

What additional functionality may a DBMS provide?

A DBMS may additionally provide protection or security measures to prevent unauthorized access, active processing to take internal actions on data, presentation and visualization of data, and maintenance of the database and associated programs over the lifetime of the database application. Signup and view all the answers

How do applications interact with a database through a DBMS?

Applications interact with a database by generating queries that access different parts of data and formulate the result of a request, and by executing transactions that may read some data and 'update' certain values or generate new data. Signup and view all the answers

What does the maintenance of the database and associated programs over the lifetime of the database application involve?

The maintenance of the database and associated programs over the lifetime of the database application involves database, software, and system maintenance, ensuring the ongoing functionality and integrity of the database and its associated programs. Signup and view all the answers