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Data and Database Administration problems


  • 1. A data warehouse administrator is concerned with which of the following?

  • Options
  • A. The time to make a decision but not the typical roles of a database administrator
  • B. The time to make a decision and the typical roles of a database administrator
  • C. The typical roles of a data administrator and redesigning existing applications
  • D. The typical roles of a database administrator and redesigning existing applications
  • Discuss
  • 2. A traditional data administrator performs which of the following roles?

  • Options
  • A. Tune database performance
  • B. Establish backup and recovery procedures
  • C. Resolve data ownership issues
  • D. Protect the security of the database.
  • Discuss
  • 3. Poor data administration can lead to which of the following?

  • Options
  • A. A single definition of the same data entity
  • B. Familiarity with existing data
  • C. Missing data elements
  • D. All of the above.
  • Discuss
  • 4. The transaction log includes which of the following?

  • Options
  • A. The before-image of a record
  • B. The after-image of a record
  • C. The before and after-image of a record
  • D. The essential data of the record
  • Discuss
  • 5. Backward recovery is which of the following?

  • Options
  • A. Where the before-images are applied to the database
  • B. Where the after-images are applied to the database
  • C. Where the after-images and before-images are applied to the database
  • D. Switching to an existing copy of the database
  • Discuss
  • 6. Backward recovery is used to reverse the changes made by transactions that have aborted, or terminated abnormally.

  • Options
  • A. True
  • B. False
  • Discuss
  • 7. Incorrect data is easy to detect.

  • Options
  • A. True
  • B. False
  • Discuss
  • 8. Databases are not the property of a single function or individual within the organization.

  • Options
  • A. True
  • B. False
  • Discuss
  • 9. With concurrent processing involving updates, a database with concurrency control will be compromised due to interference between users.

  • Options
  • A. True
  • B. False
  • Discuss
  • 10. Information repositories are replacing data dictionaries in many organizations.

  • Options
  • A. True
  • B. False
  • Discuss

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