ICT 13- Management Information System (Database)

Prelim Examination

Name: ___________________________________________ Score: ____________________

Course & Schedule: _____________________________ Date: _____________________

Test I. Identify the following. Write your answer on the blank provided for. (15pts)

___________________1. A set of files or tables to collect information about groups of

related entities.
___________________2. A binary digits to represent any letter, number or symbol.
___________________3. A set of records to collect information about a group of entities of
the same type.
___________________4. A facts concerning objects and events that could be recorded
and stored on a computer media.
___________________5. Data that have been processed.
___________________6. A set of characters to represent a characteristic of an entity.
___________________7. Describes a person, place, an object, an event, or a concept in
the business environment for which information must be recorded
or retained.
___________________8. Its primary purpose is to provide systematic method of creating,
updating, storing and retrieving the data stored in a database.
___________________9. Properties of entities.
___________________10. Establishes the relationships between entities by means of
common field included in a file.
___________________11. Allows the one-to-one and a one-to-many relationship between
two/ various types of data.
___________________12. One child can have many parents relationship.
___________________13. The basic structure of data in the relational model.
___________________14. Relationships are created by dividing object of interest into
entity and its characteristics into attributes.
___________________15. Parent-child relationship.

Test II. Modified True or False. Write TRUE if the statement is true, if false, underline
the word(s) and write the correct word(s) in the blank provided for. (10 pts)

____________________1. Data is directly stored into the database.

____________________2. Database continuously updated, added, and maintain the
consistency of data.
____________________3. Database Management System provides users with a simple
Query language.
____________________4. Database Management System allows single user to update,
insert, and delete data at the same time.
____________________5. Database supports transactions, which allows us to better
handle and manage data integrity in real world applications.
____________________6. DBMS architecture helps in design, development,
implementation, and maintenance of a database.
____________________7. Single tier architecture is the commonly used architecture in
the production.
____________________8. A 2 tier architecture is a database architecture wherein data is
stored on a server.
____________________9. A 3 tier architecture is a database architecture wherein
presentation layer runs on a client
____________________10.The client, server, and database all reside on the same
machine in the 2 tier architecture.

Test III. Transfer. Read carefully the problems given below. (50 pts)
Design the database.

1.1 Scenario:
UPS prides itself on having up-to-date information on the processing and current
location of each shipped item. To do this, UPS relies on a company-wide information
system. Shipped items are the heart of the UPS product tracking information system.
Shipped items can be characterized by item number (unique), weight, dimensions,
insurance amount, destination, and final delivery date. Shipped items are received
into the UPS system at a single retail center. Retail centers are characterized by their
type, uniqueID, and address. Shipped items make their way to their destination via
one or more standard UPS transportation events (i.e., flights, truck deliveries). These
transportation events are characterized by a unique scheduleNumber, a type (e.g,
flight, truck), and a deliveryRoute.

1.2 Create an Entity Relationship Diagram that captures this information about the
UPS system. Be certain to indicate the identifiers and cardinality constraints.

Grading:

Entities correctly identified: 5

Attributes correctly identified: 5
Relationships and cardinality correctly identified: 20
(if no attributes stated in the problem given, automatically the its attribute is ID)

2. Creating Relational Schema.

2.1 Scenario:
Production tracking is important in many manufacturing environments (e.g., the
pharmaceuticals industry, children’s toys, etc.). The following ER diagram captures
important information in the tracking of production. Specifically, the ER diagram
captures relationships between production lots (or batches), individual production
units, and raw materials.
2.2 Please convert the ER diagram into a relational database schema. Be certain to
indicate the identifiers and cardinality constraints.

Grading:
Entities correctly identified: 5
Attributes correctly identified: 5
One to Many Relationship- Lot Number as Foreign Key on Production Unit Entity: 3
Many to Many Relationship - Relation for Raw Material Usage: 7 points
Relation exists, Has primary key correctly identified, has additional attribute
(if no attributes stated in the problem given, automatically the its attribute is ID)

Prepared By:
Jay Ann B. Galgala
Class Facilitator