CSCI- chapter 11
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Two lists showing different values for the same data in different places of a database is an example of
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data inconsistency.
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Which of the following is NOT a true statement when considering using databases instead of lists?
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Databases are easier to build and maintain than lists.
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The field that has a unique entry for each record in a database table is called the
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primary key
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Which type of database would be best to handle unstructured data?
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object-oriented database
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Which type of relationship should be used to connect a Password table to a User Account table?
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one-to-one relationship
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Which best describes a data warehouse?
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a collection of all the data from an organization's databases
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A system that is designed to help keep track of everyday business activities is a(n)
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transaction-processing system.
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Which is a report generated by a management information system?
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all of the above
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Siri, Cortana, and Google Now are examples of which type of knowledge-based system?
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natural language processing system
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The process by which great amounts of data are analyzed and investigated is known as
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data mining
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Data captured from websites as users navigate through a website is called?
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clickstream
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When is it sufficient to use a list to organize data?
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when the data is simple and can be organized in one table
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Which is NOT a component of a database that describes how data is stored?
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report
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Which of the following is NOT considered metadata?
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table name
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Which of the following database systems uses artificial intelligence?
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knowledge-based system
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A field labeled PHONE that accepts data such as (610) 555-1212 would use the Number data type.
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false
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A query is used to extract a subset of data from a database.
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true
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A small slice of a data warehouse is called a data mine.
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false
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Data warehouses capture data from only one time period.
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false
