1. The DBMS acts as an interface between what two components of an enterprise-class database system?
2. Which of the following products was an early implementation of the relational model developed by E.F. Codd of IBM?
3. The following are components of a database except ________ .
4. An application where only one user accesses the database at a given time is an example of a(n) ________ .
5. An on-line commercial site such as Amazon.com is an example of a(n) ________ .
6. Which of the following products was the first to implement true relational algebra in a PC DBMS?
7. SQL stands for ________ .
8. Because it contains a description of its own structure, a database is considered to be ________ .
9. The following are functions of a DBMS except ________ .
10. Helping people keep track of things is the purpose of a(n) ________ .
11. Which of the following products implemented the CODASYL DBTG model?
12. An Enterprise Resource Planning application is an example of a(n) ________ .
13. A DBMS that combines a DBMS and an application generator is ________ .
14. You have run an SQL statement that asked the DBMS to display data in a table named USER_TABLES. The results include columns of data labeled "TableName," "NumberOfColumns" and "PrimaryKey." You are looking at ________ .
15. Which of the following is not considered to be a basic element of an enterprise-class database system?
16. The DBMS that is most difficult to use is ________ .
17. The DBMS that is most difficult to use is ________ .
18. The DBMS that is most difficult to use is ________ .
19. The DBMS that is most difficult to use is ________ .
20. The relational database model was created by E.F. Codd.
21. A database is called "self-describing" because it contains a description of itself.
22. In a database, data is stored in spreadsheets which have rows and columns.
23. A database has data and relationships.
24. One of the reasons why OODBMSs have not been widely used for business information systems is that OOP is obsolete.
25. In an enterprise-class database system, business users interact directly with database applications, which directly access the database data.
26. Applications are programs that interact directly with the database.
27. The purpose of a database is to help people stop using spreadsheets.
28. Microsoft Access is an enterprise-class database product.
29. Structured Query Language (SQL) is an internationally recognized standard language that is understood by all commercial database management system products.
30. The XML family of standards is very important in database processing today.
31. A database has a built-in capability to create, process and administer itself.
32. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is an example of a single user database.
33. Prior to 1970, all data was stored in separate files, which were mostly stored on reels of magnetic tape.
34. A database design may be based on existing data.
35. The DBMS ranked as being the "easiest to use" in the text is Oracle Corporation's Oracle.
36. Database applications are seldom intended for use by a single user.
37. The DBMS ranked as being the "hardest to use" in the text is Microsoft's SQL Server.
38. In an Enterprise-class database system, business users interact directly with database applications that interact with the DBMS, which directly accesses the database data.