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  • Updating a database means


  • Options
  • A. revising the file structure
  • B. reorganizing the database
  • C. modifying or adding record occurrences
  • D. All of the above
  • E. None of the above

  • Correct Answer
  • modifying or adding record occurrences 


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    • 1. The data dictionary tells the DBMS

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    • A. what files are in the database
    • B. what attribute are possessed by the data
    • C. what these files contain
    • D. All of the above
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 2. A file produced by a spreadsheet

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    • A. is generally stored on disk in an ASCII text format
    • B. can be used as it by the DBMS
    • C. can be used for graphic
    • D. All of the above
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 3. Periodically adding, changing and deleting file records is called file

    • Options
    • A. Updating
    • B. upgrading
    • C. restructuring
    • D. renewing
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 4. Which command is used to remove a table from the database in SQL?

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    • A. DELETE TABLE
    • B. DROP TABLE
    • C. ERASE TABLE
    • D. UNATTACH TABLE
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 5. A database management system

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    • A. allows simultaneous access to multiple files
    • B. can do more than a record management system
    • C. is a collection of programs for managing data in a single file
    • D. both (a) and (b)
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 6. What is the language used by most of the DBMSs for helping their users to access data?

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    • A. High level language
    • B. Query language
    • C. SQL
    • D. 4GL
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 7. Which of the following hardware components is the most important to the operation of a database management system?

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    • A. high-resolution video display
    • B. printer
    • C. high speed, large-capacity disk
    • D. plotter
    • E. mouse
    • Discuss
    • 8. A systems theory of organization sees the firm as a

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    • A. network of resource flows
    • B. system transforming inputs into outputs
    • C. physical system managed by a manager using a conceptual system
    • D. All of the above
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 9. Production machines were first controlled by the computer by means of

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    • A. punched cards
    • B. punched paper tape
    • C. magnetic tape
    • D. magnetic cards
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 10. The DBA is

    • Options
    • A. a person
    • B. a computer device
    • C. a communication technique
    • D. All of the above
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss


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