Physical database design decisions must be made carefully because of impacts on:

Physical database design decisions must be made carefully because of impacts on:
 
  A) data accessibility.
  B) response times.
  C) security.
  D) all of the above.

 Q. 2

A property or characteristic of an entity type that is of interest to the organization is called a(n):
 
  A) attribute.
  B) coexisting entity.
  C) relationship.
  D) cross-function.

 Q. 3

CASE is a class of tools that:
 
  A) assist the database administrator in maintaining a database.
  B) provide guidelines for the physical design of a database.
  C) provide management reporting tools.
  D) automate the design of databases and application programs.

 Q. 4

A form of database specification that indicates all the parameters for data storage that are then input to database implementation is:
 
  A) logical.
  B) physical.
  C) schematic.
  D) conceptual.

 Q. 5

An entity type name should be all of the following EXCEPT:
 
  A) concise.
  B) specific to the organization.
  C) as short as possible.
  D) a singular noun.

 Q. 6

A centralized knowledge base of all data definitions, data relationships, screen and report formats, and other system components is called a(n):
 
  A) index.
  B) data warehouse.
  C) repository.
  D) database management system.

 Q. 7

A(n) ________ is the relationship between a weak entity type and its owner.
 
  A) member chain
  B) identifying relationship
  C) jump path
  D) chain link