IS 290
20 Questions I 21 Attempts I Created By scottb21 789 days agoQuestion Excerpt From IS 290
| Q.1) | What is the primary problem with redundant information? |
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| Q.2) | what is an integration? |
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| Q.3) | What are the rules that enforce basic and fundamental information-based constraits? |
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| Q.4) | in the relational database model, what is a person, place, thing, transaction, or event about which information is stored? |
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| Q.5) | why do relational databases use primary keys and foreign keys? |
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| Q.6) | which of the following database structures stores information in a tree-like structure that allows repeating information using parent/child relationships, in such a way that it cannot have too many relationships? |
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| Q.7) | what refers to how well a system can adapt to increased demands? |
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| Q.8) | all of the following are advantages of database-stored information, except |
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| Q.9) | which of the following measures how quickly a system performs a certain process or transaction? |
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| Q.10) | what type of website is best to build for a general information website with static information? |
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| Q.11) | what is information redundancy? |
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| Q.12) | what type of integrity constraint does not allow someone to create an order for a nonexistent customer? |
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| Q.13) | what is an interactive website kept constantly updated and relevant to the needs of its customers through the use of a database? |
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| Q.14) | in the relational database model, what are characteristics or properties of an entity? |
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| Q.15) | what type of website is best to build for a website with continually changing information including press releases, new product info, and updated pricing? |
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| Q.16) | what is a foreign key? |
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| Q.17) | which of the following are the principle BI enablers? |
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| Q.18) | what is a dimension? |
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| Q.19) | what do data warehouses support? |
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| Q.20) | a database warehouse is a _____ collection of information-gathered from many different___ databases-that support business analysis activities and decision-making tasks. |
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