INFOMAN QUIZ

Referred to as any raw facts or concepts.

Means processed data.

A collection of interrelated data and information.

It is organized in such a way that it allows easy storage, manipulation, and retrieval of information.

Refers to the information that describes the characteristics or properties (which includes data definition, data structures, rules, and constraints) of the database's data.

A software package that allows users to design, create, access, maintain, manipulate, and retrieve data and information.

Is an application program (or set of related programs) used to perform a series of activities on behalf of database users.

Add new records to tables

Retrieve contents of tables;

Modify contents of tables;

Remove records from tables

The ________ shows how data is organized in layers where the higher level of data consists of one or more items from the lower layer.

A ______ is equivalent to a byte, can be a letter, a number, a special symbol, a punctuation mark, or a space.

A _____ is usually a combination of one or more related characters identified by a ___ name. The nature of the character a file will hold is dependent on the data type.

A _______ is equivalent to one row of a file/table or only a related field group. The primary key (which may be atomic or composite) of the table uniquely identifies each record in a file or table.

A _________ is a collection of interrelated records. In layman’s terms, it merely refers to a table of values.

A ______is a collection of interrelated data files or tables.

DBMS is an intermediary between database users and the database. It allows users to issue queries to databases and manipulate database content.

The DBMS system contains the actual data and the metadata, which are descriptions of the data structure and constraints.

The ______ allows the database users to understand what each data is all about and what value it will accept.

refers to the non- dependency of data descriptions on application programs.

DBMS system logically stores data and its definition in a repository and permits data modification without changing its programs.

DBMS system controls database access through a view, a subset of the database. Different database users are given different views, which is dependent on the data requirement of the users.

DBMS allows multiple users to have concurrent access to the database at the same time.

Are software programs developed to collect, manage, and provide information efficiently to end-users.

These programs allow searching, sorting, manipulating, and sharing of information.

Support only one user at a time.

Support a large number of users.

A database whose scope is the entire organization or the majority of its departments.

A public network accessed by hundreds of millions of people worldwide through a web browser interface.

A _____ refers to a group of system components that define and control the collection, storage, management, and data use.

Refers to all tangible or physical devices used to manage the database.

Component refers to the intangible elements that help control and manage the database and its contents.

The ______ is a software package that allows users to manage and control the databases' contents.

The ________ is the software that manages the computer system's hardware and software resources and allows programs to run smoothly.

It allows user to communicate with the DBMS and its contents through graphical user interfaces (GUIs).

Refers to all who control, manage, and use its contents.

Responsible for maintaining servers, including those used in database systems operations.

In charge of managing DBMS and the entire organization information resource.

Create the database structure design necessary in producing a useful database environment.

Analyze the organization's data requirements, plan and recommend solutions, design, and implement the application programs.

They create the graphical user interface (GUI) necessary for data entry, manipulating the database, and retrieving reports.

Are any people throughout the organization who use the application programs in routine operations to interact with the DBMS and the database's content.

The ____ perform the addition, deletion, modification, and retrieval of data from databases.

The set of rules or instructions that govern DBMS, design, and implementation of the database and the database system.

Composed of facts and information necessary in the enforcement of business-related standards.

Refers to the entire information resource, both the actual or operational data and the metadata stored in its database.

Are responsible for the organization’s overall information resource, ensuring consistency and integrity across databases.

Software packages that are optionally brought by an organization to improve database performance.

Expected to work and communicate with system users to capture their needs and eventually address their requirements appropriately.

Individuals who follow a systematic approach in designing, developing, testing, evaluating, and maintaining an information system.

People who frequently access the contents of the database to accomplish the tasks assigned to them.

Usually infrequent database users, managers in the high and middle levels. These individuals only access the database whenever they need information, which is usually different each time.

End-users are usually the operational database users who rely heavily on the database's contents in their day-to-day duties and perform basic database operations, often database updates and database queries.

Very knowledgeable about the DBMS facilities, which enables them to use them in their applications as they solve complex requirements.

Maintain personal databases supported by tailor-made programs with user-friendly graphics-based interfaces.