Information Management

A. (15 items x 2 points)

1. This is the characteristic of an entity.

A. Attribute
B. Metadata
C. Relationship
D. Data

2. What does XML stand for?

A. Extended Mark Language
B. Extensible Markup List
C. Extended Markup List
D. Extensible Markup Language

3. When the same data is stored unnecessarily, this is referred to as:

A. Data Manipulation
B. Data Redundancy
C. Data Integrity
D. Data Anomaly

4. These are raw facts that have not yet been processed to reveal their meaning to the end user.
A. Information
B. Data
C. Database
D. Forms

5. This type of database focuses primarily on storing historical data and business metrics used for tactical decision-
making.
A. Operational database
B. Workgroup database
C. Discipline-specific database
D. Analytical database

6. It refers to transformed data.

A. Information
B. DBMS
C. Database
D. Systems

7. What does DML stand for?

A. Database Manual Language
B. Data Manipulation Language
C. Database Memory Language
D. Data Memory Language

8. Which of the following building blocks of a data model describes an association among entities?
A. Schema
B. Attribute
C. Key
D. Relationship

9. This type of database contains a wide variety of data used in multiple disciplines.
A. General-purpose database
B. Analytical database
C. Operational database
D. Centralized database

10. What does DBMS stand for?

A. Data Managing Software
B. Database Management System
C. Database Managing Software
D. Data Management System

11. This data model is represented by an upside-down tree.

A. Relational Model
B. Hierarchical Model
 C. Entity Relationship Model
D. Object-Oriented Model

12. This type of database supports only one (1) user at a time.
A. Single-user database
B. Desktop database
C. Distributed database
D. General-purpose database

13. This type of building block in a data model refers to a place, thing, or event in which data are collected and stored.
A. Relationship
B. Entity
C. Attribute
D. Hierarchical

14. A change in the database schema affects data access and requires changes in all access programs. This characteristic
is known as:
A. Data independence
B. Data dependence
C. Structural independence
D. Structural dependence

15. This type of database supports a relatively small number of users.

A. Discipline-specific database
B. Workgroup database
C. Analytical database
D. Operational database

B. (15 items x 3 points)

16. Which of the following statements is TRUE about uncontrolled data redundancy?
A. Having multiple copies of data decreases the chance of loss of data.
B. It occurs when complex entities are made from offline documents.
C. It exists when conflicting versions for the same data appear in different places.
D. There is sufficient specification and logical data modeling.

17. Which of the following is the correct syntax to create a table in the database?
A. CREATE tbl(id INT, item VARCHAR(10));
B. CREATE table(INT id, VARCHAR(10));
C. CREATE TABLE tblFull(INT PRIMARY KEY, item VARCHAR(10));
D. CREATE TABLE tblFull(id INT PRIMARY KEY, item VARCHAR(10));

18. Which of the following is an advantage of databases?

A. Complexity
B. Consumption
C. Vulnerability
D. Less Storage

19. Which of the following statements is TRUE about the importance of database models?
A. It can facilitate interaction among the designer, the applications programmer, and the end user.
B. It occurs when complex entities are made from offline documents.
C. It exists when conflicting versions for the same data appear in different places.
D. There is sufficient specifications and logical data modeling.

20. Which of the following is TRUE about the improved data sharing in DBMS?
A. The database structure itself is stored as a collection of files, and the only way to access the data in those files is
through the DBMS.
B. Wider access to well-managed data promotes an integrated view of the organization's operations and a clearer view of
the big picture.
C. DBMS makes it possible to produce quick answers to ad hoc queries.
D. Better-managed data and improved data access make it possible to generate better quality information, on which
better decisions are based.

21. Which of the following is TRUE about multiuser databases?

A. A type of database that supports a small number of users at the same time.
B. A type of database that supports multiple users at the same time.
C. A type of database that supports many users across many departments.
D. A type of database that supports data located at a single site.
 22. Which of the following serves as a major key or a unique identifier of a specific tuple in a relation?
A. Foreign Key
B. Primary Key
C. Domain Key
D. Tuple Key

23. Which of the following statements is TRUE about improved data access of DBMS?
A. The DBMS makes it possible to produce quick answers to ad hoc queries.
B. Changes occur throughout the development cycle.
C. Database design is assigned to or performed by novices.
D. There is sufficient specifications and logical data modeling.

24. It is a field in one (1) table whose values are constrained to be values of the primary key in another table.
A. Domain
B. Secondary Key
C. Foreign Key
D. Main Key

25. It is the overall design of a database

A. Database design
B. Schema
C. Database diagram
D. Database System

26. This model represents the database as a collection of relations pertaining to tables with rows and columns.
A. Network Model
B. Relational Model
C. SQL Model
D. Hierarchical Model

27. What does SQL stand for?

A. Structure Query Languages
B. Structured Query Language
C. Static Query Languages
D. Structured Query Languages

28. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE about SQL?

A. SQL can execute queries against a database.
B. SQL can create new table in a database.
C. SQL can create stored procedures in a database.
D. SQL can set permission on tables and views only.

29. Which of the following is a characteristic of NoSQL?

A. NoSQL provides high scalability, high availability, and fault tolerance.
B. NoSQL does not support small businesses.
C. NoSQL is geared toward transaction consistency.
D. NoSQL can set permission on tables and views.

30. What component allows the user to retrieve, update, add, and delete data in a database?
A. Data Control Language
B. Data Definition Language
C. Data Manipulation Language
D. Data Modifying Language