1.

Data security threats include

A. hardware failure

B. privacy invasion

C. fraudulent manipulation of data

D. All of the above

E. None of the above

Answer: Option B
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2. An operation that will increase the length of a list is

A. Insert

B. Look-up

C. Modify

D. All of the above

E. None of the above

Answer: Option A
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3. In SQL, which command is used to add a column/integrity constraint to a table

A. ADD COLUMN

B. INSERT COLUMN

C. MODIFY TABLE

D. ALTER TABLE

E. None of the above

Answer: Option D
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4. In SQL, which command(s) is(are) used to enable/disable a database trigger?

A. ALTER TRIGGER
 B. ALTER DATABASE

C. ALTER TABLE

D. MODIFY TRIGGER

E. All of the above

Answer: Option A
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5. In a relational schema, each tuple is divided into fields called

A. Relations

B. Domains

C. Queries

D. All of the above

E. None of the above

Answer: Option B
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6. In SQL, which command is used to changes data in a table?
A. UPDATE

B. INSERT

C. BROWSE

D. APPEND

E. None of the above

Answer: Option A
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7. What name is given to the collection of facts, items of information or data which are related in
some way?
A. Database

B. Directory information

C. Information tree

D. Information provider
 E. None of the above
Answer: Option A
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8. In a large DBMS
A. each user can "see" only a small part of the entire database

B. each user can access every sub¬schema

C. each subschema contains every field in the logical schema

D. All of the above

E. None of the above

Answer: Option A
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9. Which of the following command(s) is(are) used to recompile a stored procedure in SQL?
A. COMPILE PROCEDURE

B. ALTER PROCEDURE

C. MODIFY PROCEDURE id) All of the above

D. None of the above

Answer: Option B
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10. Internal auditors should review data system design before they are
A. developed

B. implemented

C. modified

D. All of the above

E. None of the above

Answer: Option D
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11. A _____ means that one record in a particular record type may be related to more than one
record of another record type.
A. One-to-one relationship

B. One-to-many relationship

C. Many-to-one relationship

D. Many-to many relationship

E. None of the above

Answer: Option B
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12. Which command(s) is(are) used to redefine a column of the table in SQL ?
A. ALTER TABLE

B. DEFINE TABLE

C. MODIFY TABLE

D. All of the above

E. None of the above

Answer: Option A
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13. Which command(s) is(are) used to enable/disable/drop an integrity constraint in SQL?

A. DEFINE TABLE

B. MODIFY TABLE

C. ALTER TABLE

D. All of the above

E. None of the above

Answer: Option C
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14. In SQL, the ALTER TABLESPACE command is used

 A. to add/rename data files

B. to change storage characteristics

C. to take a tablespace online/offline

D. to begin/end a backup

E. All of the above

Answer: Option E
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15. The language used in application programs to request data from the DBMS is referred to as the
A. DML

B. DDL

C. query language

D. All of the above

E. None of the above

Answer: Option A
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16. A database management system might consist of application programs and a software package
called
A. FORTRAN

B. AUTOFLOW

C. BPL

D. TOTAL

E. None of the above

Answer: Option C
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17. An audit trail

A. is used to make back-up copies

B. is the recorded history of operations performed on a file

C. can be used to restore lost information

 D. All of the above

E. None of the above

Answer: Option B
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18. A race condition occurs when

A. Two concurrent activities interact to cause a processing error

B. two users of the DBMS are interacting with different files at the same time

C. both (a) and (b)

D. All of the above

E. None of the above

Answer: Option A
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19. An indexing operation

A. sorts a file using a single key

B. sorts file using two keys

C. establishes an index for a file

D. both (b) and (c)

E. None of the above

Answer: Option C
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20. The on-line, softcopy display a customer's charge account to respond to an inquiry is an
examples of a
A. forecasting report

B. exception report

C. regularly scheduled report

D. on demand report
 E. None of the above
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21. In SQL, which command(s) is(are) used to create a synonym for a schema object?
A. CREATE SCHEMA

B. CREATE SYNONYM

C. CREATE SAME

D. All of the above

E. None of the above

Answer: Option B
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22. If you want your database to include methods, you should use a _____ database.
A. Network

B. Distributed

C. Hierarchical

D. Object-Oriented

E. None of the above

Answer: Option D
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23. In SQL, which of the following is not a data Manipulation Language Commands?
A. DELETE

B. SELECT

C. UPDATE

D. CREATE

E. None of the above

Answer: Option D
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24. Which of the following is not characteristic of a relational database model?

A. tables

B. treelike structure

C. complex logical relationships

D. records

E. None of the above

Answer: Option B
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25. A computer file contains several records. What does each record contain?
A. Bytes

B. Words

C. Fields

D. Database

E. None of the above

Answer: Option C
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26. In SQL, the CREATE VIEW command is used
A. to recompile view

B. to define a view of one or more tables or views

C. to recompile a table

D. to create a trigger

E. None of the above

Answer: Option B
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27. A ____ Contains the smallest unit of meaningful data, so you might call it the basic building
block for a data file.
 A. File structure

B. Records

C. Fields

D. Database

E. None of the above

Answer: Option C
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28. In the DBM approach, application programs perform the

A. storage function

B. processing functions

C. access control

D. All of the above

E. None of the above

Answer: Option B
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29. In SQL, which command is used to create a database user?

A. ADD USER TO DATABASE

B. MK USER

C. CREATE USER

D. All of the above

E. None of the above

Answer: Option C
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30. When performing a look-up operation using a form

A. you enter the search value into the form
 B. you look at each form sequentially until you see the one you want

C. you type the key in an entry line, and the correct form is displayed

D. All of the above

E. None of the above

Answer: Option A
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31. A _____ means that one record in a particular record type is related to only one record of
another record type.
A. One-to-one relationship

B. One-to-many relationship

C. Many-to-one relationship

D. Many-to-many relationship

E. None of the above

Answer: Option A
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32. A _____ database does not use pointers or physical links, but instead finds related records by
examining the contents of fields.
A. Network

B. Hierarchical

C. Relational

D. Object-Oriented

E. None of the above

Answer: Option C
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33. In SQL, which command(s) is(are) used to redefine an index's future storage allocation
A. ALTER INDEX

B. REDEFINE INDEX

C. MODIFY INDEX
 D. DO INDEX

E. None of the above

Answer: Option A
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34. Which of the following is a serious problem of file management systems?

A. difficult to update

B. lack of data independence

C. data redundancy

D. program dependence

E. All of the above

Answer: Option E
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35. With respect to data input, the most accurate description of batch control is
A. dividing documents to be entered into batches

B. controlling the input of each input clerk

comparing to a pre-calculated figure the total of a data item summed across a batch
C.
records put into the system

D. All of the above

E. None of the above

Answer: Option C
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36. The model for a _____ resembles the hierarchical model in many respects.
A. Network database

B. Relational database

C. Distributed database

D. Hierarchical database

E. None of the above

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37. A set of programs that handle a firm's data base responsibilities is called a
A. Data Base Management System (DBMS)

B. Data Base Processing System (DBPS)

C. Data Management System (DMS)

D. All of the above

E. None of the above

Answer: Option D
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38. In any hierarchy of data organization, the smallest entity to be processed as a single unit is
called
A. data field

B. data record

C. data file

D. database

E. None of the above

Answer: Option A
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39. Long-range planning report produced in an MIS are primarily designed for
A. top management

B. middle management

C. lower management

D. All of the above

E. None of the above

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40. The model for a record management system might be

A. handwritten list

B. a Rolodex card file

C. a business form

D. All of the above

E. None of the above

Answer: Option D
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41. The designer of a form includes
A. filed designators

B. prompts

C. data

D. both (a) and (b)

E. None of the above

Answer: Option D
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42. Which of the following contains a complete record of all activity that affected the contents of a
database during a certain period of time?
A. report writer

B. query language

C. data manipulation language

D. transaction log

E. None of the above

Answer: Option D
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43. Two files may be joined into a third file if

 A. they have a row in common

B. they have a field in common

C. they have no records with the same value in the common field

D. both (b) and (c)

E. None of the above

Answer: Option B
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44. Characteristic(s) of a distributed MIS structure is

A. interactive sharing of the workload

B. a multiprocessing environment

C. computers supporting local DP operations

D. All of the above

E. None of the above

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45. The data-base environment has all of the following components except:
A. users

B. separate files

C. data base

D. data-base administrator

E. None of the above

Answer: Option B
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46. The way a particular application views the data from the data base that the application uses is a
:
A. module

B. relational model
 C. schema

D. subschema

E. None of the above

Answer: Option D
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47. A compound key

A. is made up a several pieces of information

B. uniquely identifies an item in a list

C. both (a) and (b)

D. is a combination of each unique key

E. None of the above

Answer: Option C
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48. The distinguishable parts of a record are called

A. files

B. data

C. fields

D. database

E. None of the above

Answer: Option C
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49. Large collections of files are called

A. fields

B. records

C. databases
 D. file system

E. None of the above

Answer: Option C
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50. The index consists of

A. a list of keys

B. pointers to the master list

C. both (a) and (b)

D. All of the above

E. None of the above

Answer: Option C
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