A blog with a title, subtitle, content with date of creation, and a few images exemplifies

semistructured information.

True
2) A marketing representative who wants to put a positive spin on a tally of recent
orders chooses to include orders that have been canceled in his report. This report
exemplifies highquality data.
False
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3) Data collected by online pop-up surveys are considered high-quality data.

False
4) In a table, a field can contain either numeric data or text but not a combination of
both.
False
5) The process of sequentially executing operations on each record in a large batch is
called data integration.
False
A network database supports many-to-many relationships.
True
7) A relational database is less dependent on the hardware and its particular operating
system.
True
8) While creating a relational database for an organization, "Employees" would
constitute one attribute with employee ID number, last name, first name, birth date,
email address, and phone number as entities.
False
9) Database developers should use meaningful information for primary keys.
False
10) The process of autonumbering randomly assigns numbers to records as they are
created to ensure that each record has a unique primary key.
False
11) Without much training, end users can create simple queries using the standard
query language, SQL
True
12) One disadvantage of interactive voice response (IVR) is that it cannot handle
massive call volumes.
False
13) Shards or slices of a database should be accessed from the same computer for
improved performance.
False
14) Companies often use different relational DBMSs for their data warehouse and
operational database.

False
15) An organization's data warehouse contains information drawn from multiple sources
that can be used for analysis, intelligence gathering, and strategic planning.
True
16) Due to the limitations of supercomputers, distributed databases involve sharing all
or portions of the database on separate servers to distribute the processing loads and
improve performance.
True
17) Data stewards ensure that people adhere to the definitions for the master data in
their organizational units.
True
18) Master data management has more to do with technology than people, processes,
and governance.
False
19) Shadow systems are smaller databases developed by individuals or departments as
a quick solution to increase efficiency.
True
20) To balance the information needs of multiple stakeholders, top-level managers need
clear, consistent, and accurate reports that summarize information from across the
enterprise.
True
21) During mergers, integration of multiple databases becomes a major challenge.
True
22) Shadow systems are managed by individuals or departments and not by the central
IT staff in an organization
True
23) Structured information can be defined as data ________.

A) that can be organized into hierarchies

B) that cannot be linked together
C) about data that clarifies the nature of the information
D) that is difficult to break down

A
24) Which of the following is a characteristic of structured information?

A) It cannot be linked together to enable searching and sorting.

B) It can be broken down into component parts and organized in hierarchies.
C) It is contained in physical data storage such as printouts.
D) It only includes homogenous data types in one set of information.

B
Flippy, an online shoe store, uses an information system to store sales transactions with
clearly defined fields for date, customer number, item number, invoice number, and
amount. What type of information resource does Flippy use?

A) unstructured information
B) semistructured information
C) structured information
D) shard information

C
Pieces of information that cannot be linked together are called ________.

A) unstructured information
B) semistructured information
C) structured information
D) secure information

A
White and Brown, a legal firm, stores details of each case in physical files and folders.
The firm has a back room stacked with boxes containing hundreds of files. White and
Brown's storage structure resembles ________.

A) semistructured information
B) unstructured information
C) meta data
D) relational data

B
In comparison with unstructured information, semistructured information ________.

A) is more difficult to break down

B) has no inherent order
C) is easier to query and aggregate
D) is more difficult to link together

C
29) What is the main drawback of using unstructured information?

A) It hinders creativity.
B) It is expensive to maintain.
C) It cannot be used to store numerical data.
D) It makes retrieving data very difficult.