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Question 1

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Internet databases can store which types of data?
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  • pictures
  • audio
  • text
  • video
  • all of the above

Question 2

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A program whose job is to store and retrieve user data in the database is called the __________.
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  • Database Modeling System
  • Database Management System
  • Data Business Model System
  • Relational Model Manager
  • Data Business Management Service

Question 3

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Multi-user databases:
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  • allow more than one concurrent user
  • must keep one user’s work from interfering with another’s
  • allow each user to make changes independently
  • both a and b
  • both a and c

Question 4

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The first applications of database technology were _______________.
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  • Internet databases
  • workgroup databases
  • organizational databases
  • personal databases
  • file-processing systems

Question 5

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Which of the following is not a type of multi-user database?
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  • Internet databases
  • workgroup databases
  • organizational databases
  • personal databases
  • both a and d

Question 6

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For database systems needing to support approximately 15 concurrent users within an organization, which type of database would be appropriate?
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  • Internet database
  • workgroup database
  • organizational database
  • personal database
  • none of the above

Question 7

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Which of the following is not a characteristic of Internet databases?
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  • can support no more than 50 concurrent users
  • contain structured data
  • contain nonstructured data
  • application content is delivered via a standard browser
  • uses web-oriented technology to transfer data

Question 8

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Which of the following is a technology that can be used in delivering data with an Internet database?
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  • FTP
  • SMTP
  • XML
  • PTL
  • HTP

Question 9

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In a database application processing system:
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  • the database application(s) interact(s) with the DBMS
  • the database application(s) access(es) the database data
  • the DBMS accesses the database data
  • a and b
  • a and c

Question 10

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Which of the following is not a limitation of file-processing systems?
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  • Much data is duplicated.
  • Data integrity is high.
  • Application programs are dependent on file formats.
  • Data are separated and isolated.
  • All of the above are limitations of file-processing systems.

Question 11

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In a file-processing system:
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  • the user interacts with the application
  • the user accesses the file data
  • the application accesses the file data
  • a and b
  • a and c

Question 12

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When data are duplicated, the most serious problem is:
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  • storage space is wasted
  • data may be in different formats
  • the data may not be logically consistent
  • the files may be of different sizes
  • difficulty in representing the users’ perspectives

Question 13

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In file-processing systems, the physical file formats are:
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  • contained in the metadata
  • contained in the application code
  • contained in the application metadata
  • contained in the DBMS
  • not needed by the application programs

Question 14

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In file-processing systems, the physical file formats are dependent on:
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  • the language or product used to generate them
  • the type of data being stored
  • the DBMS
  • the size of the file
  • the user’s preference

Question 15

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As compared to file-processing systems, database processing systems:
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  • make application programming easier
  • maximize the impact of data format changes on application programs
  • provide users with direct access to data
  • both a and c
  • none of the above

Question 16

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In database processing systems:
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  • all record formats are stored in the database
  • application programs need not include the format of the records or files they process
  • application programs need to know the length and data type of the data items they need from the database
  • the impact of data format changes on application programs is minimized
  • all of the above

Question 17

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A database is considered “self-describing” because:
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  • all the users’ data is in one place
  • it reduces data duplication
  • it contains a description of its own structure
  • it contains a listing of all the programs that use it
  • all of the above

Question 18

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The description of the structure of a database is called:
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  • user data
  • data dictionary
  • indexes
  • application metadata
  • application data

Question 19

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The standard hierarchy of data, from smallest to largest, is as follows:
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  • bytes, characters, fields, records, files
  • bits, characters, fields, records, files
  • bits, characters, fields, files, records
  • bits, characters, records, databases, files
  • bits, characters, fields, files, databases

Question 20

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A database contains:
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  • user data
  • metadata
  • indexes
  • application metadata
  • all of the above

Question 21

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An index is used to:
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  • represent relationships among the data
  • describe the structure of the database itself
  • describe the application programs that use the database
  • describe the structure of a data entry form or report
  • a and c

Question 22

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An index can be used to:
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  • document the structure of the database itself
  • improve the performance of the database
  • reduce data dependency for application programs
  • better represent the users’ perspectives of the data
  • all of the above

Question 23

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When the structure of a data entry form or a report is part of a database, it is called:
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  • user data
  • metadata
  • indexes
  • application metadata
  • none of the above

Question 24

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A database is a model of:
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  • the actual business
  • the users’ model of the business
  • the programmers’ view of the business
  • reality as it relates to the business
  • all of the above

Question 25

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The principal criterion for determining the level of detail incorporated in a database is:
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  • the number of sample forms available during the design process
  • the level of detail of the structure of the database
  • the level of detail that exists in the users’ minds
  • the degree of detail available in the metadata
  • none of the above

Question 26

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Events that must be processed against the database are called _____________.
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  • instances
  • dynamics
  • representations
  • referrals
  • transactions

Question 27

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Which of the following was not a factor in organizations’ interest in the initial development of database technology?
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  • organizations were producing data at phenomenal rates
  • data was difficult to manage with file-processing systems
  • new systems were becoming increasingly difficult to develop
  • the desire to separate and isolate data according to application programs
  • the desire to integrate data from different file systems

Question 28

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Which of the following was not a disadvantage of early database technologies?
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  • inability to integrate data
  • database applications were unreliable
  • database application performance was slow
  • vulnerability of having a single point of failure for all data
  • b and c

Question 29

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Which of the following is not an advantage of the relational model?
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  • data duplication is minimized
  • many processing errors can be eliminated
  • most users can obtain information from the database themselves
  • provides a standard way for specialists to structure and process databases
  • all of the above are advantages of the relational model

Question 30

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Modern microcomputer DBMS products:
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  • are not truly relational
  • provide easy to use interfaces
  • have poor response time
  • are not true DBMS products
  • are really just programming languages with generalized file-processing capabilities

Question 31

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Client-server database architecture:
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  • has one CPU involved in the processing of database applications
  • has many CPUs simultaneously involved in processing database applications
  • is a simple but less robust mode of database processing on a LAN
  • is the same as the multi-user architecture used on mainframe databases
  • both a and d

Question 32

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The term “Internet database” refers to which of the following?
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  • any database joined with Internet technology to publish database data on the web
  • any database that uses HTTP to publish database data to any location
  • any database joined with XML to publish database data to any location
  • any database joined with DHTML and XML to publish database data to any location
  • all of the above

Question 33

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Which of the following is not true about distributed databases?
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  • They can combine personal, workgroup, and organizational databases.
  • They are widely used by large international corporations.
  • They make it appear to each user that (s)he is the only user of the organizations’ data.
  • They are still dealing with issues of data security.
  • It is still unknown if truly distributed databases can meet the needs of day-to-day organizational processing.

Question 34

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Business organizations have resisted adopting object-oriented database systems because:
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  • object-oriented programming uses simplified data structures that fit easily into relational databases
  • the cost of purchasing ODBMS packages is prohibitively high
  • the cost and risk of converting from relational databases to OBMS format is too high
  • most ODBMS products lack features and functions for business information applications
  • both c and d

Question 35

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A relation:
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  • is a tree containing user data
  • is a table containing user data
  • contains records in columns
  • is always well structured
  • all of the above

Question 36

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A relation:
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  • has columns containing attributes
  • has rows containing records
  • should contain information on only one topic
  • has columns containing fields
  • all of the above

Question 37

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The process to convert a poorly structured relation into a well-structured relation is called ________.
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  • decomposition
  • structuration
  • transformation
  • transaction
  • normalization

Question 38

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Which of the following would not be stored in system tables?
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  • user data
  • keys
  • stored procedures
  • lists of indexes
  • length of fields

Question 39

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Which of the following is (are) considered “overhead data”?
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  • metadata
  • keys
  • linked lists
  • user data
  • application metadata

Question 40

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An index is a type of ____________.
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  • database
  • metadata
  • stored procedure
  • overhead data
  • primary key

Question 41

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Indexes can:
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  • assist in search operations
  • improve performance of sorting operations
  • slow performance of update operations
  • improve the accessibility of the database data
  • all of the above

Question 42

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Application metadata can include the structure of all of the following except ______________.
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  • indexes
  • forms
  • queries
  • reports
  • application components

Question 43

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The design tools subsystem of the DBMS usually provides ________________.
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  • tools for backup and recovery of the database
  • one or more programming languages
  • a DBMS engine
  • a component to process queries
  • a banded report

Question 44

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The design tools subsystem of the DBMS typically includes tools for creating all of the following except ____________.
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  • forms
  • tables
  • reports
  • queries
  • engines

Question 45

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Which DBMS subsystem is responsible for processing the application components?
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  • DBMS engine
  • schema subsystem
  • run-time subsystem
  • design tools subsystem
  • programming interfaces

Question 46

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Which DBMS subsystem is responsible for receiving requests from the other components and translating them into commands for the operating system to read or write data on the physical media?
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  • DBMS engine
  • schema subsystem
  • run-time subsystem
  • design tools subsystem
  • programming interfaces

Question 47

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The DBMS engine is directly involved in all of the following except _____________.
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  • locking
  • recovery
  • domains
  • backup
  • transaction management

Question 48

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The database schema defines which of the following?
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  • domains
  • tables
  • relationships
  • business rules
  • all of the above

Question 49

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Which of the following steps in creating a database would come first?
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  • define relationships
  • create tables
  • define the schema
  • generate the data entry form
  • format reports

Question 50

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The set of values that a column can have is called the ___________.
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  • domain
  • business rules
  • schema
  • relation
  • uniqueness

Question 51

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Business rules may be enforced by all of the following methods except ____________.
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  • by the DBMS
  • by the indexes
  • by stored procedures
  • by the application programs
  • all of the above can be used to enforce business rules

Question 52

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____________ are constraints on user activities that must be enforced no matter how the data changes reach the DBMS.
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  • Domains
  • Business rules
  • Schema
  • Relationships
  • Keys

Question 53

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When the primary key of one relation is placed into a second relation to define a relationship, the key is called a(n) ___________ in the second relation.
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  • primary key
  • secondary key
  • foreign key
  • duplicate key
  • surrogate key

Question 54

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Which of the following is not considered part of a database application?
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  • tables
  • reports
  • application programs
  • forms
  • queries

Question 55

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In a database application, data entry is typically done with a(n) _____________.
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  • report
  • metadata
  • query
  • form
  • table

Question 56

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A surrogate key:
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  • represents an attribute of an entity in the users’ model
  • always appears as the first line of a banded report
  • can be used in queries, but not in tables
  • has no meaning to the users
  • all of the above

Question 57

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Which of the following is not a means of expressing a query to a database?
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  • PBL
  • SQL
  • QBE
  • query by form
  • query by example

Question 58

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A report:
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  • can be easier to design than a form since it is used only for displaying data
  • can be more difficult to design than a form because it usually has a more complex structure
  • is a formatted display of database data
  • both a and c
  • all of the above

Question 59

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Menus can be used to:
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  • display database data
  • control the users’ activities
  • retrieve specific data from the database
  • update database data
  • express a query to the database

Question 60

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Application programs:
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  • must be written in a language specific to the DBMS being used
  • can be used to enforce business rules
  • can use a predefined program interface to bypass the DBMS and access data directly
  • can not be written in standard programming languages
  • all of the above

Question 61

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Which of the following is not true of application programs?
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  • may be written in a language specific to the DBMS being used
  • may be written in a standard programming language using a predefined program interface
  • may enforce business rules
  • interact with the DBMS to access database data
  • are always dependent on a set of forms and reports

Question 62

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A prototype is:
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  • a completed database without any applications
  • a completed application without any database
  • created by the users to explain their model to the developers
  • a sample database and applications to represent aspects of the system
  • used only with top-down development

Question 63

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Which of the following is not a characteristic of top-down development?
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  • involves a study of strategic goals
  • creates an abstract data model
  • identifies a number of systems to eventually be built
  • produces systems requiring little modification to interface with new systems
  • produces useful systems quickly

Question 64

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Which of the following is a characteristic of bottom-up development?
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  • involves a study of strategic goals
  • begins with the need to develop a specific system
  • identifies a number of systems to eventually be built
  • produces systems requiring little modification to interface with new systems
  • often leads to analysis paralysis

Question 65

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Capturing the users’ requirements typically involves all of the following except:
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  • making inferences
  • interviewing users
  • building prototypes
  • examining reports
  • all of the above

Question 66

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Data modeling in a multi-user system is complicated because:
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  • conflicting models must be reconciled
  • no single user’s model includes the complete structure
  • the developers must document the logical union of different models
  • users’ models may be inconsistent with each other
  • all of the above
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