Test Bank for Database Processing Fundamentals Design and Implementation 16th Edition David M. Kroenke Watermark

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Test Bank for Database Processing Fundamentals Design and Implementation 16th Edition David M. Kroenke Watermark Chapter 1 Introduction 1) The purpose of a database is to help people keep track of th ... ings. Answer: TRUE Page Ref: 6 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 1 Copyright © 2022 Pearson Education, Inc. VERIFIEDBRAINBOOSTER VERIFIEDBRAINBOOSTER 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 Page Ref: 11 AACSB: Information Technology Difficulty: Difficult LO: To survey some important and interesting database applications Classification: Concept 2 Copyright © 2022 Pearson Education, Inc. VERIFIEDBRAINBOOSTER VERIFIEDBRAINBOOSTER 11) E-commerce companies use Web activity databases to determine which items on a Web page are popular and successful. Answer: TRUE Page Ref: 11 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 Page Ref: 13 AACSB: Information Technology Difficulty: Easy LO: To gain a general understanding of tables and relationships Classification: Concept 3 Copyright © 2022 Pearson Education, Inc. VERIFIEDBRAINBOOSTER VERIFIEDBRAINBOOSTER 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. [Show More]

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