Section 1 Quiz Database Design
The main subject areas taught by the Oracle Academy are:
Data Modeling, SQL, and PL/SQL
What is the difference between "information" and "data"?
Data turns into useful information. It is stored in a database and accessed by systems and users.
In the grid computing model, resources are pooled together for efficiency. True or False?
True
Software cannot operate without Hardware. True or False?
True
The market for IT professionals is still increasing and will continue to do so in the future as the world gets ever more dependent on computer systems. True or False?
True
The work of E.F. Codd in the early 1970s led to the development of Relational databases. True or False?
True
Data Modeling is the last step in the database development process. True or False?
False
The overall mission of the Oracle Corporation is to use the internet and fast processing servers to build its own network.
False
Once you have learned how to write programs and build systems, you no longer need any input or involvement from any users as you are perfectly capable of delivering the systems that businesses need and want
False. Business requirements can and will change. For instance new legal requirements may arise.
Information which was gained from data is the same as: (Choose Two)
Intelligence and Knowledge
A specialized type of software, which controls and manages the hardware in a computer system.
Operating System
Which of the following are examples of data becoming information:
Student age -> average age of all students in class Bank deposit amount -> total account balance Price of a computer -> total sales of all computers for a company
Businesses involved in any of the following typically use databases to handle their data: Finance, Logistics, Commerce, Procurement, and Distribution? True or False?
True
Entities are transformed into Tables during the Database Design process. True or False?
True
Every time you shop online, it is likely you will be accessing a database. True or False?
True
