Introduction to Database Questions

• An application where only one user accesses the database at a given time is an example of a(n) ________ .
• Helping people keep track of things is the purpose of a(n) ________ .
• The DBMS acts as an interface between what two components of an enterprise-class database system?
• You have run an SQL statement that asked the DBMS to display data in a table named USER_TABLES. The results include columns of data labeled "TableName," "NumberOfColumns" and "PrimaryKey." You are looking at ________ .
• Which of the following products was the first to implement true relational algebra in a PC DBMS?
• The DBMS that is most difficult to use is ________ .
• An on-line commercial site such as Amazon.com is an example of a(n) ________ .
• Which of the following products implemented the CODASYL DBTG model?
• The following are functions of a DBMS except ________ .
• A DBMS that combines a DBMS and an application generator is ________ .
• Because it contains a description of its own structure, a database is considered to be ________ .
• An Enterprise Resource Planning application is an example of a(n) ________ .
• SQL stands for ________ .
• Which of the following products was an early implementation of the relational model developed by E.F. Codd of IBM?
• Which of the following is not considered to be a basic element of an enterprise-class database system?
• The following are components of a database except ________ .
• In an enterprise-class database system, business users interact directly with database applications, which directly access the database data.
• One of the reasons why OODBMSs have not been widely used for business information systems is that OOP is obsolete.
• Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is an example of a single user database.
• A database design may be based on existing data.