Deck 7: Database Management Systems Processes and Services

Question 1

What type of database update occurs when multiple users make updates to the same database at the same time?

A) batch
B) random
C) sequential
D) concurrent

Answer 1

D

Question 2

In Microsoft Access, you can identify all the objects that depend on a particular query, as well as all the objects that the query depends on.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Some enterprise-level systems refer to the catalog as the _____.

A) data dictionary
B) journal
C) data log
D) before image

Answer 3

A

Question 4

In an enterprise-level DBMS, each task that a user completes, such as selecting a product for an order, is called a _____.

A) snapshot
B) replica
C) transaction
D) branch

Question 5

Database security can be defined as prevention of changes to the structure of a database.

Question 6

The acronym CRUD stands for _____.

A) commit, recover, undo, and decrypt
B) catalog, report, user, data
C) create, read, update, and delete
D) credentials, read-only, unique, double

Question 7

In a database catalog, _____ includes information about table relationships, views, indexes, and properties.

A) an after image
B) metadata
C) authentication
D) a transaction

Question 8

Which of the following Access tools shows the database schema?

A) system catalog
B) Navigation pane
C) Relationship report
D) Object Dependencies pane

Question 9

Microsoft Access allows concurrent updates to different records of the same table.

Question 10

How does Access handle concurrent updates?

A) with file-level locking
B) with record-level locking
C) restricting the database to one user at a time
D) through timestamping

Question 11

Many database management systems maintain catalogs of information as special, hidden tables.

Question 12

_____ occurs when multiple users make updates to the same database at the same time.

A) Data recovery
B) Atomicity
C) Concurrent update
D) Rollback

Question 13

Which of the following is information that Access system catalogs do not maintain?

A) tables and fields included in the database
B) properties of the relationships between tables
C) indexed fields
D) users, user groups, and privileges

Question 14

Which of the following is a database-as-a-service product?

A) Apache Database Service
B) SQL Server
C) Amazon Relational Database Service
D) Oracle

Question 15

_____ is the process of returning a database that has encountered a problem to a state known to be correct.

A) Committing
B) Recovery
C) Cataloging
D) Isolating

Question 16

A(n) _____ contains software components that are well documented and have a proven track record of working well together.

A) solution stack
B) web app
C) enterprise-level system
D) HTTP method

Question 17

One of the key services of a DBMS is to analyze overall hard drive usage.

Question 18

Which of the following is not a common service provided by a database management system?

A) Update and retrieve data.
B) Provide catalog services.
C) Recover data.
D) Format user views, forms, and reports.

Question 19

_____ are actions that are performed on resources or files at the server.

A) HTTP methods
B) SQL keywords
C) Solution stacks
D) SQL scripts

Question 20

Which of the following is information that the Access Database Documenter does not provide?

A) all objects in the database
B) relationships between tables
C) fields in each table
D) data in each field

Question 21

What do key integrity constraints consist of?

A) smart card limitations
B) primary key and alternate key constraints
C) primary key and foreign key constraints
D) authorization permissions

Question 22

Which of the following is an authentication tool in which information used to identify a user is stored on a physical card?

A) biometrics
B) sign-in
C) smart card
D) password

Question 23

Which Access feature restricts a field to a special format for entering data?

A) Validation Text property
B) Input Mask
C) Object Dependencies
D) Lookup properties

Question 24

Which of the following does a DBMS log typically not include for each transaction?

A) user responsible for the transaction
B) before image
C) after image
D) transaction ID

Question 25

To support data independence, you should _____ in an SQL SELECT command.

A) use the * (asterisk) wildcard to represent all fields
B) avoid using more than five fields
C) explicitly list all the required fields
D) only list fields from a single table

Question 26

Which authentication tool identifies users by physical characteristics such as fingerprints, voiceprints, handwritten signatures, and facial characteristics?

A) smart cards
B) data dictionaries
C) authorization
D) biometrics

Question 27

If you want to constrain a Bonus field to the values 250, 500, and 750, what type of constraint should you apply?

A) legal values
B) fieldname
C) expression
D) integrity

Question 28

Which Microsoft Access feature do you use to set legal value constraints?

A) Format
B) Data Macros
C) data type assignment
D) Validation Text property

Question 29

When you run a recovery program that applies the after images of committed transactions from the log to bring a database up to date, what method of recovery are you using?

A) after recovery
B) forward recovery
C) backward recovery
D) rollback

Question 30

What technique is used to identify the person who is attempting to access the DBMS?

A) encryption
B) authentication
C) synchronization
D) viewing

Question 31

Which of the following is not a common security feature used by database management systems?

A) encryption
B) backward recovery
C) authentication
D) authorization

Question 32

What type of rules specify user privileges to select, insert, update, and delete data for different tables and views?

A) encryption
B) authentication
C) authorization
D) privacy

Question 33

For which of the following tasks is data independence not a consideration?

A) changing a field property
B) modifying relationships
C) adding a new field
D) updating a record

Question 34

What Access tool can you use to find and fix corrupt data within a database?

A) Database Documenter
B) Validation properties
C) Compact and Repair
D) Back Up Database

Question 35

Which concept of a DBMS means that you change the database structure without requiring you to change the programs that access the database?

A) field independence
B) data independence
C) data integrity constraints
D) key integrity constraints

Question 36

Which of the following features does an enterprise-level DBMS use to avoid the costly and time-consuming task of having users redo their work?

A) encryption
B) record-level locking
C) phantom reads
D) journaling

Question 37

Which type of data integrity constraint states that the value entered for any field should be consistent with the data type for that field?

A) data type
B) legal value
C) format
D) secondary

Question 38

Which Microsoft Access tool helps you identify all objects dependent on a particular table, query, form, or report?

A) Object Dependencies
B) Relationship report
C) Navigation pane
D) Database Dependencies

Question 39

What type of constraints help to ensure the accuracy and consistency of field values?

A) key integrity constraints
B) security constraints
C) referential constraints
D) data integrity constraints

Question 40

In Microsoft Access, what do you need to decrypt an encrypted database?

A) 128-bit decryption software
B) a password
C) an administrator account
D) backup software

Question 41

Identify the type of change that generally requires the most rework to existing programs and queries in a database and explain whether making the change is worthwhile.

Question 42

Which of the following demonstrates the concept of a distributed database?

A) ACID
B) Git
C) CRUD
D) LAMP

Question 43

What type of database replication relies on centralized control that determines when replicas may be created and how they are synchronized with the master copy?

A) traditional database replication
B) distributed database model
C) local database model
D) enterprise replication

Question 44

Explain how privacy and security are related and give two examples of federal requirements for keeping data private.

Question 45

Compare techniques for handling concurrent updates in Access and those in larger database management systems on the web.

Question 46

What do you call applying and reconciling updates from various copies of a database with the master copy?

A) synchronization
B) replication
C) atomicity
D) authentication

Question 47

_____ is a popular website for hosting projects that use the Git language for version control.

A) WINS
B) Amazon Relational Database Service
C) BitBucket
D) HTTP

Question 48

_____ means that a copy of a database is distributed to other computers or locations.

A) Data independence
B) Database replication
C) Database integrity
D) Data recovery

Question 49

Describe the legal values constraint and how to apply it to best serve database users, including an example to support your answer.

Question 50

Compare traditional database replication with distributed databases.