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  • A pointer is a detailed coding scheme recognized by system software for representing organizational data.


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  • A. True
  • B. False

  • Correct Answer
  • False 


  • Physical Database Design problems


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    • 1. An extent is a contiguous section of disk storage space.

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    • A. True
    • B. False
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    • 2. Denormalization and clustering can work well to minimize data access time for small records.

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    • A. True
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    • 3. Two basic constructs to link one piece of data with another piece of data: sequential storage and pointers.

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    • A. True
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    • 4. Distributing the columns of a table into several separate physical records is known as horizontal partitioning.

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    • A. True
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    • 5. Data-volume and frequency-of-use statistics are not critical inputs to the physical database design process.

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    • A. True
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    • 6. It is usually not very important to design the physical database to minimize the time required by users to interact with the information systems.

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    • A. True
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    • 7. The primary goal of physical database design is data processing efficiency.

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    • A. True
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    • 8. A field represents each component of a composite attribute.

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    • A. True
    • B. False
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    • 9. Query-by-Example (QBE) is the most widely available direct-manipulation database query language.

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    • A. True
    • B. False
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    • 10. Massively parallel processing (MPP) systems require a complete copy of the operating system to be resident in each dedicated memory.

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    • A. True
    • B. False
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