I.

Multiple choice
1. Cybernetic system- A system that is self-monitoring and self-regulating
2. Adaptive System: A system with the ability to change itself
3. One of the following is task for Flow of an Information System
A. Input of data resource
B. Processing of data into information
C. Output of information
D. Data storage
E. Evaluation and control of system performance
4. Separate data files are created and stored for each application program
A. Traditional approach
B. Database approach
C. Mixed approach
D. None
5. Fine-tunes the logical database design for performance and cost considerations
A. Logical design
B. Physical design
C. Both logical and physical design
D. All
6. Group of programs used as an interface between a database and application programs or a
database and the user
A. DBMS
B. Database management
C. Data base
D. None
7. Popular DBMSs for end users

A. Microsoft Access

B. FileMaker Pro

C. Database as a Service (DaaS)

D. All

8. Database can
A. Searching
B. Filtering
C. Synthesizing
D. Assimilating data
E. All
9. Information analysis tool for discovering patterns and relationships in a data warehouse
A. Data warehouse
 B. Data mart
C. Data mining
D. All
10. Gathering the right information in a timely manner and usable form and analyzing it to have a
positive impact on business
A. Business Intelligence
B. Competitive intelligence
C. Counterintelligence
D. All
11. Organized into a hierarchy that builds from the smallest element to the largest
A. Data
B. Information
C. Knowledge
D. None

II. True or false

1. Without data and the ability to process it An organization could be successfully complete most
business activities
2. For data to be transformed into useful information, it must first be organized in a meaningful
way
3. Flat file is Simple database program whose records have no relationship to one another
4. Concurrency control Method of dealing with a situation in which two or more people need to
access the same record in a database at the same time
 5. Database management systems are often used with other software packages or the Internet
6. Predictive analysis combines historical data with assumptions about future conditions
7. Traditional file-oriented applications Often characterized by program-data dependence
8.

III. Write short answer

1. ------- is defined as a group of interrelated components working together to achieve a goal by
accepting inputs and producing outputs in an organized transformation process.
2. Write at least three System Characteristics
3. Write at least four System Components
4. Write the difference between Data and Information
5. Write at least four Important characteristics of databases
6.