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In a relational database, a(n)________ relationship indicates that a record that appears only one time in a table, may appear multiple times in a related table.

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Match each of the following terms to its definition:

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data mart
expert system
artificial intelligence
data mining
data staging
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software that tries to replicate the decision making of human specialists
includes transforming data to fit into a data warehouse
attempts to create computers that think like humans
small slices of the data warehouse
process by which great amounts of data are analyzed and investigated

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expert system
artificial intelligence
data mining
data staging

A(n)________ provides a view of data fields to be filled in with appropriate labels to assist a user in entering data into the database.

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You would use a ________ to temporarily display records of residents of the city of Boston.


A) sieve
B) filter
C) validation rule
D) field constraint

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Match the following data checks to their definition:

Premises
consistency
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numeric
completeness
range
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ensures that all required fields have data entered into them
confirms that only textual characters are entered into a field
confirms that only numbers are entered into a field
compares values in two or more fields to see whether the values are reasonable
ensures data entered into the database fall within a certain set of values

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Which of the following is NOT a likely primary key?


A) Driver's license number
B) Date of birth
C) Student ID number
D) Social Security number

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________ means that for each value in the foreign key of one table, there is a corresponding value in the primary key of another table.


A) Referential integrity
B) Normalization
C) Database consistency
D) Record integrity

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The information in a data mart spans an entire enterprise.

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Data in a multidimensional database is organized in a ________ format.


A) linear
B) modular
C) cube
D) cellular

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________ is used to ensure that data is organized most efficiently.


A) Consistency checking
B) Validation
C) Normalization
D) Range checking

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A large data mart might require a database administrator to design, construct, and maintain it.

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________ is the branch of computer science that attempts to create computers that think like humans.


A) Natural language processing
B) Expert systems
C) Artificial intelligence
D) Enterprise resource planning

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The data in a data warehouse are ________, meaning they do not all pertain to one period in time.

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________ is used to analyze large amounts of data and identify unseen patterns or trends.

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________ involves putting data into an electronic file in a format that another application can recognize.


A) Exporting
B) Importing
C) Enhancing
D) Extracting

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When creating a data warehouse, ________ is the process that extracts data from source databases, reformats the data, and stores them in the warehouse.

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Most databases can import electronic data from other software applications.

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A data dictionary is also referred to as a(n)________.

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Data ________ helps to ensure data integrity by maintaining information in only one place.


A) flexibility
B) redundancy
C) mapping
D) centralization

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Data staging consists of all of the following steps, EXCEPT ________.


A) transforming the data
B) mining the data
C) storing the data in a warehouse
D) extracting the data

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