MIS 3140 Chapter 1

distributed

A ____ database supports data distributed across several different sites.

File

A ____ is a collection of related records.

True

A data warehouse can store data derived from many sources.

Workgroup

A(n) ____ database supports a relatively small number of users (usually fewer than 50) or a specific department within an organization.

False

An operational database is sometimes referred to as an enterprise database.

False

Corporations use only structured data.

False

Data and information are essentially the same thing.

True

Data constitute the building blocks of information.

True

Data processing can be as simple as organizing data to reveal patterns.

True

Historically, a manual file system was composed of a system of file folders and filing cabinets.

False

Information implies familiarity, awareness, and understanding knowledge as it applies to an environment.

True

Initially the files within a computer file system were similar to manual files.

True

Metadata present a more complete picture of the data in the database than the data itself.

True

One disadvantage of a database system over previous data management approaches is increased costs.

False

One disadvantage of the DBMS is that it increases the risk of data security breaches.

False

Structural dependence exists when it is possible to make changes in the file structure without affecting the application program's ability to access the data.

False

The DBMS reveals much of the database's internal complexity to the application programs and users.

True

The only way to access the data in a database is through the DBMS.

A spreadsheet

Which of the following is an example of structured data?

Data inconsistency

____ exists when different versions of the same data appear in different places.