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    1).
    The DBMS acts as an interface between what two components of an enterprise-class database system?
    A   Database application and the database   
    B   Data and the database   
    C   The user and the database application   
    D   Database application and SQL   
    ANS: A - Database application and the database

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    2).
    Which of the following products was an early implementation of the relational model developed by E.F. Codd of IBM?
    A   IDMS   
    B   DB2   
    C   dBase-II   
    D   R:base   
    ANS: B - DB2

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    3).
    The following are components of a database except ________ .
    A   user data   
    B   metadata   
    C   reports   
    D   indexes   
    ANS: C - reports

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    4).
    An application where only one user accesses the database at a given time is an example of a(n) ________ .
    A   single-user database application   
    B   multiuser database application   
    C   e-commerce database application   
    D   data mining database application   
    ANS: A - single-user database application

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    5).
    An on-line commercial site such as Amazon.com is an example of a(n) ________ .
    A   single-user database application   
    B   multiuser database application   
    C   e-commerce database application   
    D   data mining database application   
    ANS: C - e-commerce database application

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    6).
    Which of the following products was the first to implement true relational algebra in a PC DBMS?
    A   IDMS   
    B   Oracle   
    C   dBase-II   
    D   R:base   
    ANS: D - R:base

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    7).
    SQL stands for ________ .
    A   Structured Query Language   
    B   Sequential Query Language   
    C   Structured Question Language   
    D   Sequential Question Language   
    ANS: A - Structured Query Language

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    8).
    Because it contains a description of its own structure, a database is considered to be ________ .
    A   described   
    B   metadata compatible   
    C   self-describing   
    D   an application program   
    ANS: C - self-describing

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    9).
    The following are functions of a DBMS except ________ .
    A   creating and processing forms   
    B   creating databases   
    C   processing data   
    D   administrating databases   
    ANS: A - creating and processing forms

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    10).
    Helping people keep track of things is the purpose of a(n) ________ 
    A   database   
    B   table   
    C   instance   
    D   relationship   
    ANS: A - database

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