Query-by-Example (QBE) is the most widely available direct-manipulation database query language.

More Questions from The Client-Server Database

• Massively parallel processing (MPP) systems require a complete copy of the operating system to be resident in each dedicated memory.
• Client/server environments use a local area network (LAN) to support a network of personal computers, each with its own storage, that are also able to share common devices and software attached to the LAN.
• The database server is responsible for database storage, access, and processing.
• A fat client is a PC configured for handling user interfaces and some application processing, usually with no or limited local data storage.
• Symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) architectures are useful for situations where data must remain in memory during processing to achieve the desired performance level.
• ODBC requires the specific driver.
• Data processing logic includes such activities as data validation and identification of processing errors.
• Activities of a DBMS occur in the processing component logic.
• The first client/server architectures developed were file servers.
• Writing stored procedures takes less time than using Visual Basic or PowerBuilder to create an application.

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