Introduction to Database Questions

• In a database, data is stored in spreadsheets which have rows and columns.
• A database has a built-in capability to create, process and administer itself.
• Applications are programs that interact directly with the database.
• Prior to 1970, all data was stored in separate files, which were mostly stored on reels of magnetic tape.
• A database has data and relationships.
• The purpose of a database is to help people stop using spreadsheets.
• Microsoft Access is an enterprise-class database product.
• A database is called "self-describing" because it contains a description of itself.
• The DBMS ranked as being the "easiest to use" in the text is Oracle Corporation's Oracle.
• In an Enterprise-class database system, business users interact directly with database applications that interact with the DBMS, which directly accesses the database data.
• The relational database model was created by E.F. Codd.
• Database applications are seldom intended for use by a single user.
• The DBMS ranked as being the "hardest to use" in the text is Microsoft's SQL Server.
• Structured Query Language (SQL) is an internationally recognized standard language that is understood by all commercial database management system products.
• The XML family of standards is very important in database processing today.