Test: Section 1 Quiz
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(Answer all questions in this section) 1. Data Modeling is the last ste in the database develo!ent rocess. "rue or
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'orrect 2. hich of the following reresents the correct sequence of stes in the
Database Develo!ent &rocess$
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Design, uild, Analye Analye, Design, uild (*) Analye, uild, Design uild, Analye, Design
'orrect 3. +ntities are transfor!ed into "ables during the Database Design rocess. "rue
or #alse$
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"rue " rue (*) #alse
'orrect 4. Most of the well known nternet search engines use databases to store data.
"rue " rue or #alse$ #alse$
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'orrect 5. n the grid co!uting !odel, resources are ooled together for e-ciency.
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"rue or #alse$
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ncorrect. Refer to ection % /esson 0. 6. oftware
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cannot oerate without 1ardwar e. "rue or #alse$
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"rue (*) #alse
'orrect 7. &ersonal co!uters (&'s) have been in e2istence since %345. "rue or
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'orrect 8. A secialied tye of software, which controls and !anages the
hardware in a co!uter syste!.
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1ardware oftware 'lient 6erating yste! (*)
'orrect 9. hich ter! describes the hysical co!onents of a co!uter syste!$
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Review (%) &oints 1ardware (*) 6erating yste! oftware 'lient
'orrect 10. hat is the di7erence between 8infor!ation8 and 8data8$
Mark for Review (%) &oints Data turns into useful infor!ation. t is stored in a database and accessed by syste!s and users. (*) Data is held and understood only by users. nfor!ation is held and understood only by users. nfor!ation and data have no di7erences 9 they are two words for the sa!e thing. 'orrect 11. 1ow do you
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turn 8data8 into 8infor!ation 8$
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y storing it in a database y storing it on a server y testing it y querying it or accessing it (*)
ncorrect. Refer to ection % /esson :. 12. 'onsider your school library. t will have a database with
transaction details of the books that are borrowed by students. s the total nu!ber of books out on loan in one given !onth considered Data or nfor!ation$ Data nfor!ation (*) oth ;either
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ncorrect. Refer to ection % /esson :. 13. "he !ain sub
Mark for Review (%) &oints Database erfor!ance tuning 'o!uter Reairs yste!s rogra!!ing and co!uter architecture Data Modeling, >/, and &/?>/ (*)
ncorrect. Refer to ection % /esson %. 14. "he !arket for " rofessionals is still increasing and will continue
to do so in the future as the world gets ever !ore deendent on co!uter syste!s. "rue or #alse$
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"rue (*) #alse
'orrect 15. 6nce you have learned how to write rogra!s and build syste!s,
you no longer need any inut or involve!ent fro! any users as you are erfectly caable of delivering the syste!s that businesses need and want.
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#alse. usiness require!ents can and will change. #or instance new legal require!ents !ay arise. (*) "rue. "he only require!ent for creating a erfect syste! is a erfect rogra!!er. "rue. @sers never know what they want anyway, so building syste!s is best left to the rofessionals. "rue. @sers delay the delivery of a syste! by changing their !inds and adding new require!ents. ncorrect. Refer to ection % /esson %.
Section 1 Quiz
(Answer all questions in this section) 1. hich ter! describes the hysical co!onents of a co!uter syste!$
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1ardware (*) 6erating yste! 'lient oftware
'orrect 2. usinesses involved in any of the following tyically use databases to handle
their data= #inance, /ogistics, 'o!!erce, &rocure!ent, and Distribution$ "rue or #alse$
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"rue (*) #alse
'orrect 3. oftware cannot oerate without 1ardware. "rue or #alse$
Mark for Review (%) &oints "rue (*) #alse
'orrect 4. 'hanges in co!uting have a7ected !any of our day9to9day activities. Are
all of the following activities e2a!les of this change$ es or ;o$ n the ast you used to use the hone syste! to call directory assistance to get a hone nu!ber. "oday you can use your &' to look u a hone nu!ber online. n the ast you used to have to go to the shoe store to buy shoes. "oday you can use your &' to order shoes online. n the ast you had to use your &' to send a erson an e!ail. "oday you can use your hone to send a te2t !essage. es (*) ;o
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5. &ersonal co!uters (&'s) have been in e2istence since %345. "rue or #alse$
Mark for Review (%) &oints "rue #alse (*)
'orrect 6. 6nce you
have learned how to write rogra!s and build syste!s, you no longer need any inut or involve!e nt fro! any users as you are erfectly caable of delivering the syste!s that businesse s need and want.
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"rue. @sers never know what they want anyway, so building syste!s is best left to the rofessionals. "rue. @sers delay the delivery of a syste! by changing their !inds and adding new require!ents. #alse. usiness require!ents can and will change. #or instance new legal require!ents !ay arise. (*) "rue. "he only require!ent for creating a erfect syste! is a erfect rogra!!er. 'orrect 7. "he !ain sub
Mark for Review (%) &oints yste!s rogra!!ing and co!uter architecture Database erfor!ance tuning
Data Modeling, >/, and &/?>/ (*) 'o!uter Reairs
'orrect 8. "he de!and for nfor!ation "echnology rofessionals in todayBs
!arket is increasing. "rue or #alse$
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"rue (*) #alse
'orrect 9. hat is the di7erence between 8infor!ation8 and 8data8$
Mark for Review (%) &oints Data turns into useful infor!ation. t is stored in a database and accessed by syste!s and users. (*) nfor!ation is held and understood only by users. Data is held and understood only by users. nfor!ation and data have no di7erences 9 they are two words for the sa!e thing. 'orrect 10. 1ow do you turn 8data8 into 8infor!ation8$
Mark for Review (%) &oints y storing it in a database y testing it y querying it or accessing it (*) y storing it on a server
'orrect 11. nfor!atio
n which was gained fro! data is the sa!e as= ('hoose
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"wo) ('hoose all correct answers) Cnowledge (*) ntelligence (*) "here is no di7erence between data and infor!ation. Raw Materials
'orrect 12. +ntities are transfor!ed into "ables during the Database Design
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rocess. "rue or #alse$
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'orrect 13. 6racle was one of the rst relational database syste!s available
co!!ercially. "rue or #alse$
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"rue (*) #alse
ncorrect. Refer to ection % /esson E. 14. Data Modeling is the last ste in the database develo!ent rocess.
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"rue or #alse$
Review (%) &oints "rue #alse (*)
'orrect 15. Most of the well known nternet search engines use databases to
store data. "rue or #alse$
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"rue (*) #alse
'orrect