Module 12 Questions: CISB 11

Big

Unstructured information such as phone records and emails that cannot be stored in a traditional database is called _____ data

Form

A database object that makes it easier for a user to enter data by only showing one record at a time is called a _______.

SQL

The standard language used by all modern database management systems to add, edit, and query information within a database is _________________.

Record

One row of information in a database table is called a ______________.

Object Oriented Database Management System

One type of database management system is ____________.

Data Definition

The process of describing the properties (field name, datatype, field length, etc.) of the data that is going into a database table is called ____________________.

Field

A column in a database table (that provides a piece of data about that table’s entity) is called a _____________.

Table

A database _____________ is a grid consisting of rows of information about entities within an organization.

Query

A request to obtain specific information from a database based upon specific criteria is called a(n)  ______________.

Primary Key

The field in a database that is unique for each record and is used to uniquely identify each record is called the _________________.

Report

A database object that enables a user to create a professional-looking, custom-formatted view of data is a _______.

Database Administrator

People who are responsible for managing and securing a company’s database are called _______________.

Foreign

A field in one table that is a primary key in another table is called a ________ key.

Data Validation

When a user attempts to enter data into a table the database first looks at the data dictionary information for that field to see if the user entered a correct datatype and if the value is within the correct parameters.  This is called ______________.

Common Field

In order to join (or relate) two tables in a relational database they must have a