CIS 111 All Assignments CIS 111 All Assignments | Page 9

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Question 3 A ____ is a logically connected set of one or more fields that describes a
person, place, or thing.
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Question 4 End-user data is ____.
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Question 5 ____ relates to the activities that make the database perform more
efficiently in terms of storage and access speed.
• Question 6 A ____ is a character or group of characters that has a specific meaning.
• Question 7 A desktop database is a ____ database.
• Question 8 A ____ database supports data distributed across several different sites.
• Question 9 A(n) ____ enables a database administrator to define schema components.
• Question 10 A(n) ____ is anything about which data are to be collected and stored.
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Question 11 A verb associating two nouns in a business rule translates to a(n) ____ in
the data model.
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Question 12 A(n) ____’s main function is to help you understand the complexities of the
real-world environment.
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Question 13 A(n) ____ model represents a global view of the database as viewed by the
entire organization.
• Question 14 The ____ model is the end users’ view of the data environment.
• Question 15 A(n) ____ is a restriction placed on the data.
• Question 16 ____ are important because they help to ensure data integrity.
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Question 17 A ____ contains at least all of the attribute names and characteristics for
each table in the system.
• Question 18 Any attribute that is part of a key is known as a ____.
• Question 19 ____ combines all rows from two tables, excluding duplicate rows.
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Question 20 A(n) ____ is perceived as a two-dimensional structure composed of rows
and columns.
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Question 21 In the context of a database table, the statement “A ____ B” indicates that
if you know the value of attribute A, you can look up the value of attribute B.