Homework 5

MAPS

Designing physical files requires ________ of where and when data are used in various ways.

Data Type

A detailed coding scheme recognized by system software for representing organizational data is called a(n):

selecting structures.

A key decision in the physical design process is:

normalized relations

A requirement to begin designing physical files and databases is:

use a lot of storage space.

All of the following are objectives when selecting a data type EXCEPT:

boolean.

All of the following are valid datatypes in Oracle 11g EXCEPT:

Blob

An appropriate datatype for adding a sound clip would be:

Char

An appropriate datatype for one wanting a fixed-length type for last name would include:

Transaction Volumes

Database access frequencies are estimated from:

field

The smallest unit of application data recognized by system software is a: