Chapter 3: Database Systems, Data Warehouses, and Data Marts

MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The structure and organization of data in a database is called a data ____.
a. mart c. warehouse
b. dictionary d. hierarchy

2. Which of the following is true of a database?

a. Complex requests can be difficult to c. Programs and data are interdependent.
handle.
b. More storage space is required. d. More information can be generated from
the same data.

3. Which of the following is true of a flat file system?

a. Data redundancy is eliminated or c. More sophisticated security measures
minimized. cannot be used.
b. Data management is improved. d. A variety of relationships among data can
be easily maintained.

4. Which of the following is a source of internal data?

a. Tax records c. Distribution networks
b. Sales records d. Economic indicators

5. Which of the following is a source of external data?

a. Tax records c. Transaction records
b. Sales records d. Personnel records

6. The ____ view involves how data is stored on and retrieved from storage media.
a. physical c. rational
b. logical d. analytical

7. The ____ view involves how information appears to users and how it can be organized and retrieved.
a. physical c. rational
b. logical d. analytical

8. The ____ in a database model describes methods, calculations, and so forth that can be performed
on data, such as updating and querying data.
a. data structure c. set of integrity rules
b. set of operation rules d. file structure

9. The ____ in a database model defines the boundaries of a database, such as maximum and minimum
values allowed for a field.
a. data structure c. set of integrity rules
b. set of operation rules d. file structure

10. In the ____ model, each record can have multiple parent and child records.
a. network c. operations
b. hierarchical d. relational

11. To begin designing a relational database, you must define the ____ structure by defining each table
and the fields in it.
a. physical c. operations
b. logical d. integral
12. A data ____ stores definitions, such as data types for fields, default values, and validation rules for
data in each field.
a. dictionary c. warehouse
b. mine d. mart

13. A ____ key uniquely identifies every record in a relational database.

a. secondary c. primary
b. foreign d. surrogate

14. In a relational model, when a primary key for one table appears in another table it is called a ____
key.
a. secondary c. surrogate
b. foreign d. domain

15. ____ improves database efficiency by eliminating redundant data and ensuring that only related data
is stored in a table.
a. optimization c. normalization
b. fragmentation d. encapsulation

16. A ____ operation searches data in a table and retrieves records based on certain criteria.
a. project c. find
b. join d. select

17. A ____ operation pares down a table by eliminating columns according to certain criteria.
a. project c. find
b. join d. select

18. A database ____ is responsible for data storage, manipulation, and retrieval.
a. program c. system
b. index d. engine

19. The data ____ component is used to create and maintain the data dictionary.
a. manipulation c. definition
b. application d. administration

20. The data ____ component is used to add, delete, modify, and retrieve records from a database.
a. manipulation c. definition
b. application d. administration

21. We use the ____ operator when all conditions are required to be met.
a. NOT c. OR
b. AND d. MIS

22. The data ____ component is used for tasks such as backup and recovery, security, and change
management.
a. manipulation c. definition
b. application d. administration
23. The ____ approach to setting up a distributed DBMS addresses how tables are divided among
multiple locations.
a. normalization c. fragmentation
b. encapsulation d. replication

24. The ____ approach to a distributed DBMS has each site store a copy of the data in the organization’s
database.
a. encapsulation c. normalization
b. replication d. fragmentation

25. The ____ approach to setting up a distributed DBMS combines fragmentation and replication.
a. optimization c. encapsulation
b. allocation d. normalization

26. Grouping objects along with their attributes and methods into a class is called ____.
a. replication c. encapsulation
b. allocation d. normalization

27. A data ____ is a collection of data from a variety of sources used to support decision-making
applications and generate business intelligence.
a. dictionary c. mine
b. mart d. warehouse

28. Data in a data warehouse can be differentiated from data in a database in that the former ____.
a. captures raw transaction data c. comes from a variety of sources
b. is used for capturing and managing d. only keeps recent activity in memory
transactions

29. In a data warehouse, ____ means collecting data from a variety of sources and converting it into a
format that can be used in transformation processing.
a. extraction c. loading
b. transformation d. aggregation

30. ____ is information in its original form.

a. Summary data c. Open data
b. Raw data d. Metadata

31. ____ gives users subtotals of various categories.

a. Summary data c. Open data
b. Raw data d. Metadata

32. ____ generally uses internal data and responds in real time.
a. OLAP c. SQL
b. OLTP d. QBE

33. ____ uses multiple sources of information and provides multidimensional analysis.
a. OLAP c. SQL
b. OLTP d. QBE

34. A data ____ is usually a smaller version of a data warehouse, used by a single department or
function.
 a. domain c. dictionary
b. mine d. mart

35. Business analytics uses ____ to support decision-making activities.

a. data mining tools c. query reports
b. dashboards d. OLAP