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1 Copyright © 2022 Pearson Education, Inc.Database Processing, 16e (Kroenke/Auer/Vandenberg) Chapter 1 Introduction
1) The purpose of a database is to help people keep track of things.
Answer: TRUE
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AACSB: Information Technology
Difficulty: Easy
LO: To understand the nature and characteristics of databases
Classification: Concept
2) In a database, each table stores data about a different type of thing.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 6
AACSB: Information Technology
Difficulty: Easy
LO: To understand the nature and characteristics of databases
Classification: Concept
3) Like a spreadsheet, a database table has rows and columns.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 6
AACSB: Information Technology
Difficulty: Moderate
LO: To understand the nature and characteristics of databases
Classification: Concept
4) In every database, not just the databases discussed in this book, table names are capitalized.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 7
AACSB: Information Technology
Difficulty: Moderate
LO: To understand the nature and characteristics of databases
Classification: Concept
5) A database shows data in tables as well as the relationships among the rows in those tables.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 8
AACSB: Information Technology
Difficulty: Easy
LO: To gain a general understanding of tables and relationships
Classification: Concept
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2 Copyright © 2022 Pearson Education, Inc.6) Data is recorded facts and figures; information is knowledge derived from data.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 10
AACSB: Information Technology
Difficulty: Easy
LO: To understand the nature and characteristics of databases
Classification: Concept
7) Databases record data in such a way that they can produce information.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 10
AACSB: Information Technology
Difficulty: Easy
LO: To understand the nature and characteristics of databases
Classification: Concept
8) Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is an example of a data mining application.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 11
AACSB: Information Technology
Difficulty: Moderate
LO: To survey some important and interesting database applications
Classification: Concept
9) Databases are a key component of e-commerce order entry, billing, shipping, and customer support.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 11
AACSB: Information Technology
Difficulty: Moderate
LO: To survey some important and interesting database applications
Classification: Concept
10) The largest databases in e-commerce are the order entry databases.
Answer: FALSE
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AACSB: Information Technology
Difficulty: Difficult
LO: To survey some important and interesting database applications
Classification: Concept
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3 Copyright © 2022 Pearson Education, Inc.11) E-commerce companies use Web activity databases to determine which items on a Web page are popular and successful.
Answer: TRUE
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AACSB: Information Technology
Difficulty: Moderate
LO: To understand the importance of databases in Internet Web applications and smartphone apps
Classification: Concept
12) A surrogate key is a key typically used in place of a foreign key.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 8
AACSB: Information Technology
Difficulty: Easy
LO: To understand the nature and characteristics of databases
Classification: Concept
13) A database system is typically defined as its four components: users, database applications, the DBMS and the databases.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 12
AACSB: Information Technology
Difficulty: Easy
LO: To understand the nature and characteristics of databases
Classification: Concept
14) Databases based on the CODASYL standard are based on the network data model.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 30
AACSB: Information Technology
Difficulty: Moderate
LO: To understand the history and development of database processing
Classification: Concept
15) Applications are computer programs used directly by users.
Answer: TRUE
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AACSB: Information Technology
Difficulty: Easy
LO: To gain a general understanding of tables and relationships
Classification: Concept
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4 Copyright © 2022 Pearson Education, Inc.16) Applications usually write data directly to the database.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 13
AACSB: Information Technology
Difficulty: Easy
LO: To gain a general understanding of tables and relationships
Classification: Concept
17) Sequenced Query Language (SQL) is an internationally recognized standard language that is understood by all commercial database management system products.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 12
AACSB: Information Technology
Difficulty: Moderate
LO: To gain a general understanding of tables and relationships
Classification: Concept
18) In database systems, indexes are held in the database.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 38
AACSB: Information Technology
Difficulty: Difficult
LO: To define the term database and describe what is contained within the database
Classification: Concept
19) A database management system (DBMS) creates, processes and administers databases.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 38
AACSB: Information Technology
Difficulty: Easy
LO: To define the term database management system (DBMS) and describe the functions of a DBMS
Classification: Concept
20) The database management system (DBMS) is responsible for inserting, modifying, reading, and deleting data.
Answer: TRUE
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AACSB: Information Technology
Difficulty: Easy
LO: To define the term database management system (DBMS) and describe the functions of a DBMS
Classification: Concept
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