Which of the following is an advantage of partitioning? Inconsistent access speed Extra space Security Complexity TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
A pointer is a detailed coding scheme recognized by system software for representing organizational data. False True TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
Which of the following are integrity controls that a DBMS may support? Limit the set of permissible values that a field may assume. Assume a default value in a field unless a user enters a value for that field. All of these Limit the use of null values in some fields. TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
Sequential retrieval on a primary key for sequential file storage has which of the following features? Moderately fast Very fast Impractical Slow TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
Distributing the columns of a table into several separate physical records is known as horizontal partitioning. False True TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
Data-volume and frequency-of-use statistics are not critical inputs to the physical database design process. True False TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
Selecting a data type involves which of the following? All of these Maximize storage space Improve data integrity Represent most values TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
In general, larger block sizes are used for online transaction processing applications and smaller block sizes are used for databases with a decision support or data warehousing system. True False TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
A secondary key is which of the following? Determines the tablespace required Primary key Nonunique key Useful for denormalization decisions TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?
If a denormalization situation exists with a one-to-one binary relationship, which of the following is true? All fields are stored in four relations. All fields are stored in two relations. All fields are stored in one relation. All fields are stored in three relations. TRUE ANSWER : ? YOUR ANSWER : ?