CISC 215 : Database Design And Application Development! Trivia Questions Quiz
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- 1.Centralized database management is subject to a problem such as
- A.
A growing number of remote locations
- B.
Maintaining and operating small database systems
- C.
Dependence on multiple sites
- D.
Organizational flexibility of the database
- 2.A disadvantage of a distributed database management system (DDBMS) is that:
- A.
There are lack of standards
- B.
It is slower in terms of data access
- C.
Adding new sites affects other sites' operations
- D.
It is processor dependent.
- 3.A distributed database is composed of several parts known as database
- A.
Sections
- B.
Fragments
- C.
Partitions
- D.
Parts
- 4.Distributed processing does not require:
- A.
Database processing functions to be distributed to all data storage sites
- B.
An existing distributed database
- C.
A network of interconnected components
- D.
Multiple sites to share processing chores
- 5.Under the _____ scenario, all record and file-locking activities are performed at the end-user location.
- A.
Single-site processing, single-site data
- B.
Multiple-site processing, single-site data
- C.
Single-site processing, multiple-site data
- D.
Multiple-site processing, multiple-site data
- 6.________ transparency allows a physically dispersed database to be managed as though it were centralized.
- A.
Distribution
- B.
Transaction
- C.
Failure
- D.
Performance
- 7.________ transparency is the highest level of transparency. The end-user or programmer does not need to know that a database is partitioned.
- A.
Performance
- B.
Fragmentation
- C.
Location
- D.
Local mapping
- 8.A _______ lets a single SQL statement access the data that are to be processed by a single remote database processor.
- A.
Remote request
- B.
Remote transaction
- C.
Distributed request
- D.
Distributed transaction
- 9.________ is the delay imposed by the amount of time required for a data packet to make around trip from point A to point B.
- A.
Data distribution
- B.
Replica transparency
- C.
Network Latency
- D.
Network Partitioning
- 10.A(n) ________ database stores each database fragment at a single site.
- A.
Partially replicated
- B.
Unreplicated
- C.
Fully replicated
- D.
Partitioned
- 11.A distributed database management system (DDBMS) governs the storage and processing of logically related data over interconnected computer systems.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 12.Distributed data access was needed to support geographically dispersed business units.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 13.Rapid ad hoc data became unnecessary in the quick-response decision-making environment.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 14.The Internet is the repository for distributed data.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 15.Current distributed database management system (DDBMS) are subject to some problems, such as the complexity of management and control
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 16.Distributed processing shares a database's logical processing among two or more physically independent sites that are connected through a network.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 17.One of the advantages of a distributed database management system (DDBMS) is that the data is located near the site with the least demand.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 18.One of the advantages of a distributed database management system (DDBMS) is growth facilitation.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 19.One of the advantages of a distributed database management system (DDBMS) is security.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 20.Distributed processing does not require a distributed database, and a distributed database does not require distributed processing.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 21.In order to manage distributed data, copies or parts of the database processing functions must be distributed to all data storage sites.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 22.A database management system (DBMS) must have validation, transformation, and mapping functions, as well as other functions, in order to be classified as distributed.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 23.A fully distributed database management system (DBMS) must perform all the functions of a centralized DBMS, and it must handle all necessary functions imposed by the distribution of data and processing.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 24.The transaction processor (TP) is the software component found in each computer that requests data.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 25.A distributed database management system (DDBMS) must be communications-media-dependent.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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