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Lecture 1 Exercises

This document contains questions about key concepts from Lecture 1 including: 1. Database definitions, components, and examples of database use. Questions cover topics like the role of DBMS, what a record contains, and examples like schools tracking student data. 2. Computing models like client-server, mainframe, cloud computing and differences between concepts like data and information. 3. Relational databases are defined as containing related tables with examples given. 4. Key cloud computing components are covered including IaaS, PaaS, SaaS and grid computing with examples provided to explain each service model.

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Lecture 1 Exercises

This document contains questions about key concepts from Lecture 1 including: 1. Database definitions, components, and examples of database use. Questions cover topics like the role of DBMS, what a record contains, and examples like schools tracking student data. 2. Computing models like client-server, mainframe, cloud computing and differences between concepts like data and information. 3. Relational databases are defined as containing related tables with examples given. 4. Key cloud computing components are covered including IaaS, PaaS, SaaS and grid computing with examples provided to explain each service model.

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Lecture 1 – Summary (Exercises)

Try to solve the following different questions depends on what in the lecture 1 Only (1 to 22)

Q1) Complete the following


1- _______ a workstation or desktop computers used by users to communicate directly
with each other.
2- DBMS is a software program that controls the _________, ____________ and
_______________ of data.
3- Each relational database __________ contains collection of records.
4- Every organization needs to collect and maintain data to meets its ________________ .
5- In early computer applications such as payroll, These applications accessed data stored
in a ________________ converting the data into information, then generating reports.
6- Software as a Service (SaaS) Delivers software direct from the Internet, accessing it
through a _______________ .
7- Example of __________________ is The school’s average score.
8- There are many key components of the Cloud computing, two of them are
_____________ and _____________ .
9- _______________________ or Database Management System (DBMS) is a Software
program that interacts with a database to access and manipulate data.
10- database is usually managed by a ____________________________ .
Q2) Choose whether True or False for each statement of the following:
1. It is appropriate that the database to be centralized.
2. Each record is an information, each cell or field indicates what it contains according to
its Column.
3. In Desktop Computing phase, the procedures and triggers are moved to the application
server.
4. Storing files online such as photos, using movie subscription services or online game
playing are examples of Cloud Computing.
5. The metadata is a statistical data, which is describing numerical data.
6. Query Language enables applications to access the data.
7. Platform as a Service (PaaS) Allows you to rent cloud based servers, storage, operating
systems and so on.
8. Measured Service means Pay only for what you consume.
9. The Primary key in the first table, is the same primary key in the second one to make a
relationship.
10. Schools and colleges use databases to maintain details about courses, students and
faculty.
Q3-A) Define what database is according to our Oracle Academy course ?
Q3-B) Criticize two words in this definition and the cause behind the criticism of each word
1-
2-

Q4) Mention 3 Examples of using Database


1-
2-
3-

Q5) What is the main idea of the “Grid Computing” ? Describe the mechanism and how it
applied

Q6) Mention 4 of the Key computing components and give short description for each of them

Q7) What is the Relational database ? give an example of it

Q8) What is the difference between “Data” and “Information” ?

Q9) Compare between the Client\Server computing and Mainframe Computing

Q10) Describe what are the following with an example to each of them
- IaaS:
- PaaS:
- SaaS:
- Grid-Computing:
- Applications:

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