THE DATABASE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS QUIZ

Which is not a type of data management technology?

Object-oriented

Relational

Rational

Dimensional

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Functional decomposition is the process of breaking down the functions of an organization into greater levels of detail.

False

True

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The longest step of database development is database maintenance.

False

True

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Strategic Planning factors do not include which of the following?

Critical success factors

Problem areas

Information engineering

Organizational goals

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Which of the following database activities allow for the actual retrieval and use of a database?

Logical database design

Enterprise modeling

Database implementation

Physical database design and definition

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Enterprise data modeling typically occurs during information systems planning.

True

False

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In enterprise data modeling, which is incorrect?

You review current systems.

You implement the new database.

You describe the data needed at a very high level of abstraction.

You plan one or more database development projects.

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An entity type is which of the following?

The various departments of an organization

A major category of data about people, place, and things

The business processes the support the mission of an organization

The application software

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There are three stages involved when analyzing the initiation of an information systems project.

False

True

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Which of the following database activities require a specific knowledge of a DBMS?

Logical database design

Conceptual data modeling

Enterprise modeling

Physical database design and definition

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