Chapter 09 Database Design

 1. Systems analysis establishes the need for an information system and its extent.

True

2.  The term “database development” is used to describe the process of database design and implementation.

True

3.  The Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) traces the history of an organization’s system.

False

4. . The analysis phase of the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) involves a cycle of coding, testing, and debugging.

False 

5. The overall purpose of the database initial study is to create the conceptual design.

False 

6. . In most modern relational DBMSs, a new database implementation requires the creation of special storage-related constructs to house the end-user tables.

True 

7. . Data integrity is enforced by the database management system (DBMS) through the proper use of primary and foreign key rules.

True

8.  Logical design is the first stage in the database design process.

False 

9.  The designer does not need to have a thorough understanding of the company’s data types, their extent, and uses to be able to develop an accurate data model.

False 

10.  The selection of DBMS software is critical to the information system’s smooth operation.

True 

11.  The first step in creating the logical design is to map the conceptual model to the chosen
database constructs.

True 

12.  Josh is a database designer, which of the options below is not one of the primary objectives that he should consider in designing a database?

Create illogical database models

13.  As a database designer, which of the options below would you not include in the implementation phase of a database design?

Designing the database

14.  The process of creating an information system is known as _____.

Systems development

15.  Which of the answers below is part of the composition of an information system?

Hardware

16.  __ is the process that establishes the need for an information system and its extent.

Systems analysis

17.  Jody is designing a new database for a client; she would like to let the client know that the performance of an information system depends on the following factors except:

Database software and implementation

18.  __ is the process of creating an information system.

Systems development

19. As a database developer, you could interpret that the term database development describes the process of __?

Database design and implementation.

20. Joe is a database designer; his team is designing a database for a client. They should not consider ___ as one of the considerations to be taken as they design and implement the database.

Impenetrability over time

21. As a database architect, you usually explain that applications transform data into the information that forms the basis for decision making within the framework of __.

 Systems development.

22. ___ provides object-oriented tools to support the tasks associated with the development of information systems.

 Unified Modeling Language (UML)

23. Anna leads a team of database designers and developers, she uses ___ because it is an iterative and incremental methodology that focuses on continuing improvement toward priority deliverables.

SCRUM

24.  In the detailed systems design phase, the designer __?

Completes the design of the system’s processes

25.  Jude is an experienced systems developer; Jude wants to make the system that they are developing a more efficient information generator during the detailed systems design phase of the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Which of the options below is not included in the necessary technical specification to help Jude achieve this?

Keyboard

26.  Jose wants to load his organization’s database content; he can load the content interactively or in batch mode using a variety of methods and devices including the options below except?

Network interface programs

27. The options below are advantages of the computer-aided software engineering(CASE)-produced applications except?

 CASE incurs unreasonable cost

28. Callie is an end-user. Callie might request the types of generated system maintenance activities below except:

Standardized maintenance

29. The Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) is divided into __ phases.

 Five

30.  Discovery of user requirements, existing system evaluation, and logical system design are part of the _____ phase of the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

analysis

31.  “Should the existing system be replaced?” is a question that is asked during the _____ stage of the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

planning

32.  “What are the requirements of the current system’s end users?” is a question you ask during the _____ phase of the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

 analysis

33.  The logical systems design is created during the _____ phase of the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

 analysis

34.  As a systems developer, you load the database contents during the _____ phase of the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

implementation

35. Evaluation, maintenance, and enhancement are done during the __ phase of the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

maintenance

36.  Rick’s team is creating a new database for a client. what is the next phase for his team in DBLC, after the database initial study is done?

 database design

37. The maintenance and evolution phase of the Database Life Cycle (DBLC) involves _____.

 introducing changes

38. Selecting database management system (DBMS) software is part of the _____ phase of the Database Life Cycle (DBLC).

database design

39. . Producing the required information flow is part of the _____ phase of the Database Life Cycle (DBLC).

operation

40. . As a database analyst, what technique would you use to create logical representations of computing resources that are independent of the underlying physical computing resources. 

Virtualization

41. The implementation and loading phase of the Database Life Cycle (DBLC) involves _____.

installing the DBMS

42. . In the context of the database design process, Angie, the database designer, could use the ____ as the conceptual design step to define the fragmentation and allocation strategy.

 distributed database design

43. .In the context of the database design process, Jasmine, the database designer could use ____ as the conceptual design step that determines end-user views, outputs, and transaction-processing requirements.

data analysis and requirements

44.  Julie is a database administrator, she can use _____ to render data useless to unauthorized users who might have violated some of the database security layers.

Data encryption

45. . In a situation whereby the data has been loaded into the database, John, the _____ tests and fine-tunes the database for performance, integrity, concurrent access, and security constraints.

database administrator

46.  In a(n) _____, only the objects that have been updated or modified since the last full backup are backed up.

differential backup

47. Which of the following is a hardware-induced database failure?

 Memory chip errors

48.  During the kickoff meeting for a new database project, the project lead might explain that the database design will consist of __ stages.

Three

49.  The first stage in the database design process is __?

Conceptual design

50.  The first step of the conceptual design is __?

Data analysis and requirements

51.  Below are some of the efforts that the designer focuses on during the data analysis and requirement step of the conceptual design except __?

Information design

52.  The designer must identify the company’s business rules and analyze their impact on the nature, role, and __ of data.

 Scope

53.  The database designer is working on creating the Entity Relationship model, but before doing so, the designer must ___ and enforce appropriate standards to be used in the documentation of the design.

Communicate

54.  Communications failures often lead to __ work.

Poor design

55.  Well-defined and enforced standards make design work __?

Easier

56.  A module is an information system component that handles __business function.

 A specific

57.  The term __ describes the strength of the relationships found among the module’s entities.

Module cohesivity

58.  The term __ describes the extent to which modules are independent of one another.

Module coupling

59.  A __ is a subset of a database that is stored at a given location.

Database fragment

60.  One of the factors that affect purchasing decisions is __. This means considering if a DBMS can be portable across platforms, systems, and languages.

Portability

61.  Pete is database consultant, in considering ___ as part of the factors that will affect the purchasing decision of a DBMS, items to consider include processor(s), RAM, and disk space.

Portability

62.  As one of the stakeholders of a company, which of the factors below will affect your company’s purchasing decision of a DBMS?

Cost

63.  Jerry is a stakeholder in ABC company, he is considering ___ as one of the factors that will affect ABC company’s purchasing decision of a DBMS, the items that he should consider include: some database software’s variety of tools that facilitate application development.

DBMS features and tools

64.  During the kickoff meeting for a new database project, which of the models below can John, the team lead indicate that the database can be based on?

Graph data model

65.  For Jared, a database consultant, to avoid false expectations, he must make the end user aware of the ___ of both the DBMS and the database.

Limitations

66. In a scenario during decentralized design, after the _____ has been completed, all modules are integrated into one conceptual model.

 verification process

67. Tony is a database designer; in what stage of the database design process will he implement the logical design?

 Second

68. As a database designer, the first step that you would take in creating the logical design is to ___ the conceptual model.

Map

69. As a database designer, you would use the logical design to translate the software-independent conceptual model into a ___ model.

Software-dependent

70. Siddarth is rounding up the logical design process, his final step is to ___ all logical model definitions against all end-user data, transaction, and security requirements.

Validate

71. As a database designer, you should ensure that the logical design contains only properly normalized ___.

Tables

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