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TMA Instruction TMA: TMA1/CIT843
Matric Number: NOU147214829
Course Detail
CIT843 - Introduction to Database Management Systems
TMA Calendar Dr Oyebanji Omotayo (ooyebanji@noun.edu.ng )
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Message Board 1 A --- is an integrated, self-describing collection of related data
Quick Info databank

Instructor Message data warehousing
Quiz Note data mining

database
Quiz Tip - 1
Quix Tip - 2 2 What is a Database Design?
The activity of specifying the design of a database in a given data model

The activity of specifying the schema of a database in a given data model
The activity of noting the schema of a database in a given data model
The activity of a database in a given data model
3 DBMS is
a collection of data that are used to define, construct, maintain and manipulate data in a database
a collection of application programs that are used to define, construct, maintain and manipulate data in a database
a collection of software programs that are used to identify, construct, maintain and manipulate data in a database
a collection of software programs that are used to define, construct, maintain and manipulate data in a database
4 MRP stands for
Management Resource Planning

Manager Resource Planning
Management Resource Plan
Middle Resource Planning
5 Data about data is referred to as
metadata
data warehousing
data mining
datapool
6 The following three terms are used in database design: Table, Relationship and ---
Entity
Attribute
Domain
Row
7 The actual data contained in a database at a given time is ---
database instance
database occurence
database entity
database object
8 Why is data Modeling Important?
Because the data model can be reviewed and verified as correct by the end-users
Because the data model uses easily understood notations and natural language that can be reviewed and verified as
correct by the end-users
Because the data model uses easily understood notations
Because the data model uses easily understood notations and natural language
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9 Which one of these is a characteristic of a good Data Model?
Timeliness
Stability and Flexibility
Promptness
Abundancy
10 An entity is a "thing", "concept" or, "---"
object
reality
idea
position
11 What are the E-R Modeling Constructs?
Entity, Relationship and Attributes

Entity, Relationship, Attributes and Identifiers
Entity, Relationship and Identifiers
Entity, Relationship, Attributes and Qualifiers
12 Relationships are --- between entities
connections
contacts
incidences
associations
13 What is a value?
A particular instance of an attribute

A particular instance
A particular property
A particular instance of a database
14 A --- key is an attribute that completes a relationship by identifying the parent entity
foreign
strange
allien
different
15 What is the degree of a relationship?
the number of entities associated with the relationship

the number of entities associated
the entities associated with the relationship
the number of entities associated with the identifier
16 To construct a generalization hierarchy, what are assigned to the supertype?
all different attributes

all common attributes
all attributes
all entities
17 The referential integrity rule states that every --- key value must match a primary key value in an associated table
foreign
strange
allien
primary
18 What is an associative entity?
attributes between two or more objects

relationships between two or more occasions
relationships between two or more objects
relationships between two objects only
19 What are derived attributes?
those created by a formula only
those created by a formula or by a summary operation on other attributes
those created by a formula and by a summary operation on other attributes

those created by a formula or by other attributes
20 What must preceed data modeling?
Planning and analysis

Planning
Analysis
Evaluation
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22/8/2014 Quiz Question

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My TMA TMA Quiz Questions

Message Board 1 A --- is an integrated, self-describing collection of related data

Quick Info databank

Quiz Note data mining

Quix Tip - 2 2 What is a Database Design?

The activity of specifying the design of a database in a given data model

4 MRP stands for

Management Resource Planning

5 Data about data is referred to as

7 The actual data contained in a database at a given time is ---

8 Why is data Modeling Important?

9 Which one of these is a characteristic of a good Data Model?

10 An entity is a "thing", "concept" or, "---"

11 What are the E-R Modeling Constructs?

Entity, Relationship and Attributes

12 Relationships are --- between entities

A particular instance of an attribute

15 What is the degree of a relationship?

the number of entities associated with the relationship

16 To construct a generalization hierarchy, what are assigned to the supertype?

all different attributes

18 What is an associative entity?

attributes between two or more objects

19 What are derived attributes?

those created by a formula only

those created by a formula or by a summary operation on other attributes

those created by a formula and by a summary operation on other attributes

20 What must preceed data modeling?

Planning and analysis

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