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The Client-Server Database problems


  • 1. Three-tier architecture includes which of the following?

  • Options
  • A. Three server layers
  • B. A client layer and two server layers
  • C. Two client layers and one server layer
  • D. Three client layers
  • Discuss
  • 2. Which of the following is true concerning the mainframe?

  • Options
  • A. It is the same thing as client/server.
  • B. Requires someone to decide which code should be on the workstation or the server.
  • C. Mission-critical systems have tended to remain there.
  • D. All of the above.
  • Discuss
  • 3. Which of the following is true concerning QBE?

  • Options
  • A. An official standard has been defined for QBE.
  • B. QBE cannot be used for client/server systems.
  • C. QBE does not give the programmer a visual programming environment.
  • D. Complete applications can be written using QBE.
  • Discuss
  • 4. Which of the following statements is true about symmetric multiprocessing?

  • Options
  • A. A single copy of the operating system resides in each processor.
  • B. Useful for situations where data must remain in memory to process.
  • C. Bottlenecks increase with uniprocessor systems because tasks are not shared.
  • D. The problems of memory contention are unlikely.
  • Discuss
  • 5. Which of the following items are not necessary for client/server?

  • Options
  • A. Assure that tools will connect with middleware.
  • B. Understand the requirements.
  • C. Determine network bandwidth capabilities.
  • D. Include the use of a file server.
  • Discuss
  • 6. Query-by-Example (QBE) is the most widely available direct-manipulation database query language.

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

  • Options
  • A. True
  • B. False
  • Discuss
  • 8. 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.

  • Options
  • A. True
  • B. False
  • Discuss
  • 9. The database server is responsible for database storage, access, and processing.

  • Options
  • A. True
  • B. False
  • Discuss
  • 10. A fat client is a PC configured for handling user interfaces and some application processing, usually with no or limited local data storage.

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

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