Week 13 quiz

Extensible Markup Language (XML) is: A. a scripting language that allows the creation of customized tags to enable easier sharing of data across organizations. B. a database language. C. a product used for database middleware. D.None of these

A

PHP is a popular API for MySQL because of all of the following EXCEPT: A. Microsoft integration. B. high performance. C. easy to use. D.MySQL connectivity built-in

A

_______ is the process of assigning pieces of application code to clients or servers. A. Application partitioning B. Modularizing programs C. Code distribution D. Program breakup

A

A Web server: A. is used only to host Web pages. B. processes client requests and returns HTML pages to the client. C. always contains a database. D.is considered to be part of the firewall.

B

All of the following are concerns about developing a Web services approach EXCEPT: A.transaction speed. B. user acceptability. C.security. D.reliability

B

Service-oriented architectures (SOA) are: A. a set of tiers designed to serve each other. B. a collection of services that communicate with each other in some manner. C. architecture designed for the military. D.None of these.

B

The main difference between Java applets and Java servlets is: A. applets are stored on the client but executed on the server. B. servlets are stored on the server while applets are stored on the client. C. both applets and servlets are executed and stored on the server. D.None of these

B

Web services: A. are a set of services available to all on the Web. B. are a set of emerging standards for protocols for automatic communication between software over the Web. C. are a set of standards based upon HTML. D.None of thes

B

________ is/are any of several classes of software that allow an application to interoperate with other software without requiring the user to understand all software involved. A. User interface enhancers B. Middleware C. Interface managers D. MPP

B

A PC configured to handle user interface with little or no local storage is called a: A. server. B. fat client. C. thin client. D. workstation.

C

A technical specification for creating a distributed registry of Web services and businesses that are open to communicating through Web services is called: A. HTML. B. B2B. C. UDDI (Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration). D. XML

C

When an XML document is shredded, each element is: A. thrown away. B. split up. C. stored in a relational table. D.added to other XML documents.

C

A client PC that is responsible for processing presentation logic, extensive application and business rules logic as well as many DBMS functions is called a(n): A. file server. B. file processor. C. database server. D. fat clien

D

A(n) ________ is a module of code written in SQL or some proprietary language to run business rules on a server. A. SQL program B. select module C. select procedure D. stored procedure

D

SOAP stands for: A. what you wash your hands with. B. Simple ODBC Access Protocol. C. Strategic Operational Advanced Planning. D. Simple Object Access Protocol Method.

D

Which of the following is NOT a method for storing XML documents? A. Shredding B. Use a BLOB or CLOB to store the entire XML file C. Use an XML native database D. Convert to text

D

A fat client does most of its processing on the server. True False

False

A client/server configuration that has three layers (one client and two servers) has a three-tier architecture. True False

True

Application partitioning gives developers the opportunity to write application code that can later be placed on either a client workstation or a server, depending upon which location will give the best performance. True False

True

Open Database Connectivity is an application programming interface that provides a common language for application programs to access and process SQL databases independent of the particular RDBMS that is accessed True Flase

True