Section 1

1. Users could directly interact with which of the following software to access
essential business applications? (Choose three)

(Choose all correct answers)

Operating System software (*)

Internet Browser software (*)
GUI software (*)
Server software

2.  In the grid computing model, resources are pooled together for efficiency. True or
False?

True(*)
False

3. Which term describes the physical components of a computer system?

Hardware (*)
Client
Software
Operating System

4. Businesses involved in any of the following typically use databases to handle their
data: Finance, Logistics, Commerce, Procurement, and Distribution? True or False?

True(*)
False

5.Software cannot operate without Hardware. True or False?

True(*)
False

6. The demand for Information Technology professionals in today's market is

increasing. True or False?

True(*)
False
7. The main subject areas taught by the Oracle Academy are:

Computer Repairs
Data Modeling, SQL, and PL/SQL(*)
Database performance tuning
Systems programming and computer architecture

8. Once you have learned how to write programs and build systems, you no longer
need any input or involvement from any users as you are perfectly capable of
delivering the systems that businesses need and want.

False. Business requirements can and will change. For instance new legal
requirements may arise.(*)
True. Users never know what they want anyway, so building systems is best left to the
professionals.
True. Users delay the delivery of a system by changing their minds and adding new
requirements.
True. The only requirement for creating a perfect system is a perfect programmer.

9. Information which was gained from data is the same as: (Choose Two)

(Choose all correct answers)

Intelligence(*)
There is no difference between data and information.
Knowledge(*)
Raw Materials

10. What is the difference between "information" and "data"?

Information and data have no differences - they are two words for the same thing.
Data is held and understood only by users.
Information is held and understood only by users.
Data turns into useful information. It is stored in a database and accessed by systems
and users.(*)

11. Which of the following are examples of data becoming information:

A. Student age -> average age of all students in class

B. Bank deposit amount -> total account balance
C. Winning time for a race -> length of race
D. Price of a computer -> total sales of all computers for a company
E. A, B, and D(*)

12. Databases are used in most countries and by most governments. Life, as we know
it, would change drastically if we no longer had access to databases. True or False?

True(*)
False

13. Every time you shop online, it is likely you will be accessing a database. True or
False?

True(*)
False

14. Data Modeling is the last step in the database development process. True or False?

True
False(*)

15. The work of E.F. Codd in the early 1970s led to the development of Relational
databases. True or False?

True(*)
False

16. Personal computers (PCs) have been in existence since 1950. True or False? 

True
False(*)

17. The overall mission of the Oracle Corporation is to use the internet and fast
processing servers to build its own network.

True
False(*)

18. Consider your school library. It will have a database with transaction details of the
books that are borrowed by students. Is the total number of books out on loan in one
given month considered Data or Information? 
Data
Information (*)
Both
Neither

19. Consider your school library. It will have a database with transaction details of the
books that are borrowed by students. Is a detail of one student borrowing one book
considered Data or Information? 

Data (*)
Information
Both
Neither 

20. SQL became the most commonly used query language in the 1980s. True or
False? 

True(*)
False
 
21.Which of the following represents the correct sequence of steps in the Database
Development Process?   

Analyze, Build, Design

Design, Build, Analyze
Build, Analyze, Design
Analyze, Design, Build (*)

22. The market for IT professionals is still increasing and will continue to do so in the
future as the world gets ever more dependent on computer systems. True or False?

True(*)
False

23.   A specialized type of software, which controls and manages the hardware in a
computer system.

Software
Client       
Operating System (*)
Hardware
24. Oracle was one of the first relational database systems available commercially.
True or False?

True(*)
False

25. Changes in computing have affected many of our day-to-day activities. Are all of
the following activities examples of this change? Yes or No?

In the past you used to use the phone system to call directory assistance to get a phone
number. Today you can use your PC to look up a phone number online.

In the past you used to have to go to the shoe store to buy shoes. Today you can use
your PC to order shoes online.

In the past you had to use your PC to send a person an email. Today you can use your
phone to send a text message.

Yes(*)
No

26.  Which of the following are examples of e-businesses that use database software? 

(Choose all correct answers)      

       
Online personal shopping service (*)
Online clothing store (*)
Online personal web page
Online research paper
Online book store (*)

27. Entities are transformed into Tables during the Database Design process. True or
False? 

True(*)
False

28. How do you turn "data" into "information"?

By testing it
By querying it or accessing it (*)
By storing it in a database
By storing it on a server