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  1. The DBMS acts as an interface between what two components of an enterprise-class database system?

  2. A.

     Database application and the database

    B.

     Data and the database

    C.

     The user and the database application

    D.

     Database application and SQL

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  3. Which of the following products was an early implementation of the relational model developed by E.F. Codd of IBM?

  4. A.

     IDMS

    B.

     DB2

    C.

     dBase-II

    D.

     R:base

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  5. The following are components of a database except ________ .

  6. A.

     user data

    B.

     metadata

    C.

     reports

    D.

     indexes

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  7. An application where only one user accesses the database at a given time is an example of a(n) ________ .

  8. A.

     single-user database application

    B.

     multiuser database application

    C.

     e-commerce database application

    D.

     data mining database application

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  9. An on-line commercial site such as Amazon.com is an example of a(n) ________ .

  10. A.

     single-user database application

    B.

     multiuser database application

    C.

     e-commerce database application

    D.

     data mining database application

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  11. Which of the following products was the first to implement true relational algebra in a PC DBMS?

  12. A.

     IDMS

    B.

     Oracle

    C.

     dBase-II

    D.

     R:base

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  13. SQL stands for ________ .

  14. A.

     Structured Query Language

    B.

     Sequential Query Language

    C.

     Structured Question Language

    D.

     Sequential Question Language

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  15. Because it contains a description of its own structure, a database is considered to be ________ .

  16. A.

     described

    B.

     metadata compatible

    C.

     self-describing

    D.

     an application program

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  17. The following are functions of a DBMS except ________ .

  18. A.

     creating and processing forms

    B.

     creating databases

    C.

     processing data

    D.

     administrating databases

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  19. Helping people keep track of things is the purpose of a(n) ________ .

  20. A.

     database

    B.

     table

    C.

     instance

    D.

     relationship

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