Database Modeling ch 1

file

A ____ is a collection of related records

record

A ____ is a logically connected set of one or more fields that describes a person, place, or thing

multiuser

A workgroup database is a(n)____ database

transactional

A(n) ____ database is designed to support a company's day-to-day operations

enterprise

A(n) ____ database is used by an organization and supports many users across many departments.

workgroup

A(n) ____ database supports a relatively small number of users (usually fewer than 50) or a specific department within an organization.

operational databases

Most decision-support data are based on historical data obtained from ____.

DBMS

The ____ serve(s) as the intermediary between the user and the database.

unstructured

____ data exist in a format that does not lend itself to processing that yields information

data inconsistency

____ exists when different versions of the same data appear in different places