INF 652 Section 1 Quiz 1
Personal computers (PCs) have been in existence since 1950. True or False?
false
Which term describes the physical components of a computer system?
hardware
Which of the following are examples of data becoming information:
A, B, and D : 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
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
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.
The overall mission of the Oracle Corporation is to use the internet and fast processing servers to build its own network.
false
Consider your school library. It will have a database with transaction details of the books that are borrowed by students. Is the total number of books out on loan in one given month considered Data or Information?
information
Which of the following are examples of e-businesses that use database software?
online personal shopping service online book store online clothing store
Users could directly interact with which of the following software to access essential business applications? (Choose three)
operating system software internet browser software GUI software
Entities are transformed into Tables during the Database Design process. True or False?
true
Most of the well known Internet search engines use databases to store data. True or False?
true
Oracle was one of the first relational database systems available commercially. True or False?
true
SQL became the most commonly used query language in the 1980s. True or False?
true
The demand for Information Technology professionals in today's market is increasing. 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