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C192 DataStorage / DML / Data Architectures

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College C192 Databases Quiz on C192 DataStorage / DML / Data Architectures, created by Craig Willey on 29/06/2020.
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Question 1

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The entity integrity rule requires that ____.
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  • all primary key entries are unique
  • a part of the key may be null
  • foreign key values do not reference primary key values
  • duplicate object values are allowed

Question 2

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The referential integrity rule requires that ____.
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  • every null foreign key value must refer-ence an existing primary key value
  • an attribute have a corresponding value
  • every non-null foreign key value reference an existing primary key value
  • you delete a row in one table whose primary key does not have a matching foreign key value in another table

Question 3

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The extended entity relationship model (EERM) is sometimes referred to as the ____.
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  • entity relationship model
  • enhanced entity relationship model
  • entity clustering relationship model
  • extended entity relationship diagram

Question 4

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The ____ depicts the arrangement of higher-level entity supertypes (parent entities) and lower-level entity subtypes (child entities).
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  • subtype discriminator
  • inheritance
  • specialization hierarchy
  • entity supertype

Question 5

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Every subtype can have ____ supertype to which it is directly related.
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  • none
  • only one
  • one or many
  • many

Question 6

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A specialization hierarchy can have ____ levels of supertype/subtype relationships.
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  • none
  • only one
  • one or many
  • many

Question 7

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The property of ____ enables an entity subtype to inherit the attributes and relationships of the su-pertype.
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  • subtype discriminator
  • inheritance
  • specialization hierarchy
  • entity supertype

Question 8

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One important inheritance characteristic is that all entity subtypes inherit their ____ attribute from their supertype.
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  • primary key
  • natural key
  • foreign key
  • Surrogate key

Question 9

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What feature is a DDBMS disadvantage?
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  • Processor independence
  • User-friendly interface
  • Security
  • Faster data access

Question 10

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What feature is a DDBMS advantage?
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  • Reduced operating cost
  • Complexity of management and control
  • Increased storage requirements
  • Increased training cost

Question 11

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A database is composed of several parts known as database ____.
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  • sections
  • fragments
  • partitions
  • parts

Question 12

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Under the ____ scenario, multiple processes run on different computers sharing a single data repository.
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  • single-site processing, single-site data
  • multiple-site processing, single-site data
  • single-site processing, multiple-site data
  • multiple-site processing, multiple-site data

Question 13

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The ____ scenario describes a fully distributed DBMS with support for multiple data processors and transaction processors at multiple sites.
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  • multiple-site processing, single-site data
  • single-site processing, multiple-site data
  • single-site processing, single-site data
  • multiple-site processing, multiple-site data

Question 14

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____ distributed database systems integrate only one type of centralized DBMS over a network.
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  • Homogeneous
  • Heterogeneous
  • Fully heterogeneous
  • Fully homogeneous

Question 15

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____ transparency allows the integration of several different local DBMSs under a common, or global, schema.
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  • Transaction
  • Performance
  • Distribution
  • Heterogeneity

Question 16

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The ____ contains the description of the entire database as seen by the database administrator.
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  • distributed global dictionary
  • distributed data dictionary
  • distributed global schema
  • distributed data schema

Question 17

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____ fragmentation allows us to break a single object into two or more segments or fragments.
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  • Horizontal
  • Vertical
  • Data
  • Mixed

Question 18

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With ____ data allocation, the database is divided into several disjointed parts and stored at sev-eral sites.
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  • centralized
  • decentralized
  • partitioned
  • replicated

Question 19

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The ____ rule requires that all copies of data fragments be identical.
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  • shared fragment
  • mutual consistency
  • horizontal fragmentation
  • replication

Question 20

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Which of the following is a problem with a centralized database?
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  • High cost
  • Good performance from remote locations
  • Poor performance from the main location
  • Lack of storage

Question 21

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The components of a data warehouse are ____.
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  • integrated
  • volatile
  • object-oriented
  • decentralized

Question 22

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Which of the following is a rule that defines the data warehouse?
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  • Environments are integrated
  • Data warehouse contains historical data over a long time horizon
  • Data are object-oriented
  • Data are subject-oriented

Question 23

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Which of the following is a characteristic of an OLAP?
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  • Uses single dimensional data analysis techniques
  • Provides introductory database support and complex end user interfaces
  • Provides introductory end-user interfaces
  • Supports client/server architecture

Question 24

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____ data must conform to uniform structures and formats to avoid data conflicts.
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  • Data mart
  • Database
  • Data warehouse
  • Data analysis

Question 25

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Multidimensional data analysis refers to the processing of data such that data are viewed as part of the ____ structure.
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  • semidimensional
  • multidimensional
  • one-dimensional
  • two-dimensional

Question 26

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MOLAP extends OLAP functionality to multidimensional ____ management systems.
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  • online
  • database
  • processing
  • data

Question 27

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MOLAP's premise is that ____ databases are best suited to manage, store, and analyze multi-dimensional data.
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  • multidimensional
  • one-dimensional
  • two-dimensional
  • relational

Question 28

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The ____ hierarchy provides a top-down data organization that is used for two main purposes: aggregation and drill-down/roll-up data analysis.
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  • relational
  • dimensional
  • multidimensional
  • attribute

Question 29

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During the data ____ phase of data mining, common characteristics or patterns are identified.
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  • analysis
  • preparation
  • extraction
  • acquisition

Question 30

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During the ____ phase of data mining, the data-mining findings are used to predict future behav-ior and forecast business outcomes.
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  • analysis and classification
  • preparation
  • prognosis
  • knowledge acquisition

Question 31

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The ____ schema creates the near equivalent of a multidimensional database schema from the existing relational database.
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  • star
  • square
  • OLAP
  • ROLAP

Question 32

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____ backups take place while the user is working on the database.
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  • Full
  • Incremental
  • Concurrent
  • Sequential

Question 33

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A ____ is a named collection of database access privileges that authorize a user to connect to the database and use the database system resources.
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  • user
  • role
  • profile
  • manager

Question 34

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At the level of top management, the database must be able to ____.
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  • represent and support the company operations as closely as possible
  • deliver the data necessary for tactical decisions and planning
  • produce query results within specified performance levels
  • provide access to external and internal data to identify growth opportunities and to chart the direction of such growth

Question 35

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As a manager, the DBA must concentrate on the ____ dimensions of the database administration function.
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  • control and planning
  • conflict and problem resolution
  • policies and standards
  • security and privacy

Question 36

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User-access management is a subset of ____.
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  • password protection
  • authorization management
  • data integrity
  • managerial control

Question 37

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Classifying users into ____, according to common access needs, facilitates the DBA’s job of controlling and managing the access privileges of individual users.
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  • user groups
  • sections
  • authorization schemes
  • policy definitions
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