Chapter 9 MC
"What are the requirements of the current system's end users?"is a question asked during the ____ phase of the SDLC.
Analysis
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 database initial study phase of the DBLC involves ____.
Defining objectives
Evaluation, maintenance, and enhancement are part of the ____ phase of the SDLC.
Maintenance
The last step in the DBLC is ____.
Maintenance and evolution
The initial assessment and the feasibility study are part of the SDLC's ____ phase.
Planning
Testing, fine-tuning, and evaluating the database and its applications are part of the ____ phase of the DBLC.
Testing and Evaluation
The primary objective of database design is ____.
To create complete, normalized, nonredundant, and fully integrated conceptual, logical, and physical database models
During decentralized design, after the ____ process has been completed, all modules are integrated into one conceptual model.
Verification
The conceptual design step that determines end-user views, outputs, and transaction-processing requirements is ____.
Data analysis and requirements
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
Creating the conceptual design and selecting DBMS software are part of the ____ phase of the DBLC.
Database design
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
"Should the existing system be replaced?" is a question that is asked during the ____ stage of the SDLC.
Planning
The implementation of ____-produced applications tends to prolong the operational life of systems by making them easier to update and maintain.
CASE
The design of the system's processes is completed during the ____ phase of the SDLC.
Detailed Systems Design
Detailed system specification is part of the ____ phase of the SDLC.
Detailed systems design
The conceptual design step that defines the DBMS and data model to use is ____.
Distributed database 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 the ER model verification process is to ____.
Identify the ER model's central entity
The first step in developing the conceptual model using ER diagrams is to ____.
Identify, analyze, and refine the business rules
Coding, testing, and debugging are part of the ____ phase of the SDLC.
Implementation
Installation and fine tuning are part of the ____ phase of the SDLC.
Implementation
The database is loaded during the ____ phase of the SDLC.
Implementation
Installing the DBMS, creating the database, and loading or converting the data are part of the ____ phase of the DBLC.
Implementation and Loading
The implementation and loading phase of the DBLC involves ____.
Installing the DBMS
The maintenance and evolution phase of the DBLC involves ____.
Introducing changes
____ coupling describes the extent to which modules are independent of one another.
Module
Producing the required information flow is part of the ____ phase of the DBLC.
Operation
The ____ design is the process of selecting the data storage and data access characteristics of the database.
Physical
____ allow(s) physical access to areas by authorized personnel only.
Physical Security
There are ____ stages in the DBLC.
Six
The SDLC is most important to the ____.
System designer
The process of creating an information system is known as ____ development.
Systems
There are ____ classical approaches to database design.
Two