DB 9

____ coupling describes the extent to which modules are independent of one another.

Module

The logical systems design is created during the ____ phase of the SDLC.

analysis

User requirements, existing system evaluation, and logical system design are part of the ____ phase of the SDLC.

analysis

The maintenance and evolution phase of the DBLC involves ____.

introducing changes

The last step in the DBLC is ____.

maintenance and evolution

The ____ design is the process of selecting the data storage and data access characteristics of the database.

physical

The initial assessment and the feasibility study are part of the SDLC's ____ phase.

planning

The primary objective of database design is ____.

To create complete, normalized, nonredundant, and fully integrated conceptual, logical, and physical database models

The conceptual design step that identifies ER modules and validates insert, update, and delete rules is ____.

data-model verification

The process of database design and implementation is ____ development.

database

Once the data has been loaded into the database, the ____ tests and fine-tunes the database for performance, integrity, concurrent access, and security constraints.

database administrator

Analyzing the company situation is part of the ____ phase of the DBLC.

database initial study

The first step in the DBLC is ____.

database initial study

The database initial study phase of the DBLC involves ____.

defining objectives

Detailed system specification is part of the ____ phase of the SDLC.

detailed systems design

The conceptual design step that defines entities, attributes, and relationships is ____.

entity relationship modeling and normalization

The traditional SDLC is divided into ____ phases.

five

The first step in developing the conceptual model using ER diagrams is to ____.

identify, analyze, and refine the business rules

Installation and fine tuning are part of the ____ phase of the SDLC.

implementation

The implementation and loading phase of the DBLC involves ____.

installing the DBMS

The SDLC is most important to the ____.

system designer

Testing, fine-tuning, and evaluating the database and its applications are part of the ____ phase of the DBLC.

testing and evaluation

There are ____ classical approaches to database design.

two