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A(n) _____ might be written by a programmer or it might be created through a DBMS utility program.

A) query
B) operating system
C) database management system
D) application

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Data and information are essentially the same thing.

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B) False

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A(n) _____ database is used by an organization and supports many users across many departments.

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

A(n) _____ is a collection of programs that manages the database structure and controls access to the data stored in the database.

A(n) _____ is a spur-of-the-moment question.

_____ is data about data through which the end-user data are integrated and managed.

Data constitute the building blocks of information.

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

_____ databases focus primarily on storing data used to generate information required to make tactical or strategic decisions.

Data anomaly is defined as the condition in which all of the data in the database are consistent with the real-world events and conditions.

What are the problems associated with file systems? How do they challenge the types of information that can be created from the data as well as the accuracy of the information?

Which of the following is true of spreadsheet applications?

_____ relates to activities that make a database operate more efficiently in terms of storage and access speed.

A database that is created and maintained using services such as Microsoft Azure or Amazon AWS is called a(n) _____ database.

A _____ is a character or group of characters that has a specific meaning.

_____ data exist in a format that does not lend itself to processing that yields information.

_____ relates to the activities that make the database execute transactions more efficiently in terms of storage and access speed.

Field refers to a collection of related records.

Describe what metadata are and what value they provide to the database system.