MIS Section3&4
1. Linux plays a major role in back office operations, with about ________ of the U.S. server market. 25 percent
2. Which of the following is not an example of system software? Supply chain management software
3. To analyze the direct and indirect costs and determine the actual cost of specific technology implementations, you would use a:
Total cost of ownership model.
4. Microsoft Word is an example of:
Word-processing software.
5. All of the following place strain on system capacity, except for:
Streamlining transaction processes and associated data entry.
6. The join operation: combines relational tables to provide the user with more information than is otherwise available.
7. The specialized language programmers use to add and change data in the database is called: data manipulation language.
8. The data dictionary serves as an important data management tool by: creating an inventory of data definitions contained in the database.
9. What are the relationships that the relational database is named for?
Relationships between entities
10. An automated or manual file that stores information about data elements and data characteristics such as usage, physical representation, ownership, authorization, and security is the: data dictionary.
11. Microsoft SQL Server is a(n):
DBMS for midrange computers.
12. Oracle Database Lite is a:
DBMS for small handheld computing devices.
13. The type of logical database model that treats data as if they were stored in two-dimensional tables is the: relational DBMS.
14. MySQL is a: popular open-source DBMS.
15. A one-to-many relationship between two entities is symbolized in a diagram by a line that ends: with a crow’s foot preceded by a short mark.
2. Which of the following is not an example of system software? Supply chain management software
3. To analyze the direct and indirect costs and determine the actual cost of specific technology implementations, you would use a:
Total cost of ownership model.
4. Microsoft Word is an example of:
Word-processing software.
5. All of the following place strain on system capacity, except for:
Streamlining transaction processes and associated data entry.
6. The join operation: combines relational tables to provide the user with more information than is otherwise available.
7. The specialized language programmers use to add and change data in the database is called: data manipulation language.
8. The data dictionary serves as an important data management tool by: creating an inventory of data definitions contained in the database.
9. What are the relationships that the relational database is named for?
Relationships between entities
10. An automated or manual file that stores information about data elements and data characteristics such as usage, physical representation, ownership, authorization, and security is the: data dictionary.
11. Microsoft SQL Server is a(n):
DBMS for midrange computers.
12. Oracle Database Lite is a:
DBMS for small handheld computing devices.
13. The type of logical database model that treats data as if they were stored in two-dimensional tables is the: relational DBMS.
14. MySQL is a: popular open-source DBMS.
15. A one-to-many relationship between two entities is symbolized in a diagram by a line that ends: with a crow’s foot preceded by a short mark.