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A _____ is a dynamic table that not only contains the SQL query command to generate the rows, but also stores the actual rows.

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Section 1

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A _____ is a dynamic table that not only contains the SQL query command to generate the rows, but also stores the actual rows.

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materialized view

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A(n) _____ plan is a set of instructions generated at application compilation time that predetermines how the application will connect to and communicate with the database at run time.

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access

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The external model is the representation of the database as "seen" by the DBMS.

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False

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A primary key's main function is to uniquely identify a(n) _____ within a table.

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entity instance or row

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The CUSTOMER table's primary key is CUS_CODE. The CUSTOMER primary key column has no null entries, and all entries are unique. This is an example of _____ integrity.

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entity

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The traditional Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) is divided into _____ phases.

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five

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A _____ request lets a single SQL statement reference data located at several different local or remote DP sites.

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distributed

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Data is the result of processing raw facts to reveal its meaning.

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False

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From a structural point of view, 2NF is better than _____.

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1NF

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The data cache or _____ is a shared, reserved memory area that stores the most recently accessed data blocks in RAM.

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buffer cache

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The conceptual model can handle _____ relationships and multivalued attributes.

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M:N

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Software vendors have adopted the Chen representation because of its compact representation.

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False

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______ focuses on filtering data as it enters the system to determine which data to keep and which to discard.

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Stream processing

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Durability requires that all portions of the transaction must be treated as a single, logical unit of work in which all operations are applied and completed to produce a consistent database.

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False

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Dependencies based on only a part of a composite primary key are known as _____ dependencies.

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partial

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Data type selection is usually dictated by the nature of the data and by the intended use.

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True

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One important inheritance characteristic is that all entity subtypes inherit their _____ key attribute from their supertype.

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primary

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What is a rule that applies to the two-phase locking protocol.

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two transaction cannot have conflicting lock.

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A database management system (DBMS) must have validation, transformation, and mapping functions, as well as other functions, in order to be classified as distributed.

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True

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An XML database supports the storage and management of _____ XML data.

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semistructured

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The _____ data model is said to be a semantic data model.

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object-oriented

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The only time the client and server computers communicate is when the client requests a page and the server sends the requested page to the client.

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True

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In Oracle, the _____ command is used to change the display for a column, for example, to place a $ in front of a numeric value.

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FORMAT

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If a designer wishes to create an inner join, but the two tables do not have a commonly named attribute, he can use a(n) _____ clause.

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JOIN ON

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_____ provide a unified, single point of entry for information distribution.

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Portals

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