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Using Information Technology: A Practical Introduction to Computers and Communications, 5/e

Brian K. Williams
Stacey Sawyer

FILES, DATABASES, & E-COMMERCE: Digital Engines for the New Economy

Chapter 8 Multiple Choice Quiz


1	The data storage hierarchy consists of:
		A)	Bits, bytes, records, fields, files, and databases
		B)	Bits, bytes, fields, records, files, and databases
		C)	Bytes, bits, fields, records, files, and databases
		D)	Characters, fields, records, files, and databases
		E)	None of the above


2	What are .bas, .doc, and .htm examples of?
		A)	Databases
		B)	Domains
		C)	Extensions
		D)	Protocols
		E)	None of the above


3	Which of the following is not one of the four types of database access?
		A)	Compressed
		B)	Distributed
		C)	Individual
		D)	Public
		E)	Shared


4	Which type of database organization allows a child record to have more than one parent record?
		A)	Hierarchical
		B)	Network
		C)	Object-oriented
		D)	Relational
		E)	None of the above


5	Which of the following is a very popular query language?
		A)	HTML
		B)	Java
		C)	SQL
		D)	Visual Basic
		E)	XML


6	Which method of database recovery involves undoing unwanted changes to the database, such as undoing a partially completed transaction interrupted by a power failure?
		A)	Mirroring
		B)	Reprocessing
		C)	Rollback
		D)	Rollforward
		E)	None of the above


7	Which feature of a DBMS allows the user to create, edit, and monitor data input?
		A)	Access security
		B)	Data dictionary
		C)	Data recovery
		D)	Report generator
		E)	Utilities


8	Which method of database recovery involves frequent simultaneous copying of the database to maintain two or more complete copies of the database?
		A)	Mirroring
		B)	Reprocessing
		C)	Rollback
		D)	Rollforward
		E)	None of the above


9	What is the final outcome of the data mining process?
		A)	Data cleansing
		B)	Data fusion
		C)	Data sources
		D)	Data warehouse
		E)	Meta-data


10	Which type of siftware is best used with specific questions to verify hypotheses?
		A)	Data cleansing tools
		B)	Data fusion tools
		C)	Intelligent agents
		D)	Multidimensional-analysis tools
		E)	Query-and-reporting tools

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