UIT Chapter 8: The Era of Big Data – Flashcards

One use of virtual reality is to build ________ to represent the behavior of physical or abstract systems and use them to train people in realistic situations. robotics simulators natural language systems strong AI

The database administrator coordinates all related activities and needs for an organization's database. True False

Which database model was developed to improve on the hierarchical model and deal with more complex data relationships? relational network object-oriented SQL

A hierarchical database is more flexible than a network database. True False

The ________ test is used to determine if computers have achieved the level of human intelligence. Gunther singularity Turing rationality

An easy-to-use decision support system that specifically supports strategic decision making is a(n) ________ system. executive support office automation decision support transaction processing

Which of these is NOT a level of the data storage hierarchy? bit byte record metadata

DBMS utilities are programs used to generate on-screen or printed documents from part or all of a database. True False

What are programs that help a database to be maintained, by creating, editing, and deleting data, records, and files? information manager data dictionary report generator DBMS utilities

Bits, bytes, fields, records, files, databases, and networks are the different levels of data stored in a data storage hierarchy. True False

Natural language processing includes speech recognition, whereby computers can translate spoken speech into text. True False

Metadata is "cleansed" data about data; it shows the origin of the data, the transformations it has undergone, and summary information about it. True False

Computers have finally passed the Turing test. True False

A user interface is the display screen in an expert system that the user interacts with. True False

A file (table) is a collection of related ________. characters tables fields records

Which of these is the current standard database type used on microcomputers? hierarchical relational network object-oriented

The person who coordinates all activities and needs for an organization's database is the ________. database administrator database manager database analyst database master

Expert systems are computer-based information-processing systems that are created on the basis of knowledge collected on specific topics from human specialists. True False

Management information systems use data recorded by a TPS as input into programs that produce routine reports as output. True False

The field of artificial intelligence, which would not be possible without database technology, includes all BUT which one of these fields? expert systems transaction processing systems robotics natural language processing