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Section 1

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A relational database consists of one or more __________________.

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tables

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To relate one table to another, a/an _______________________ in one table is used to point to the primary key in another table.

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foreign key

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The three main hardware components of a client/server system are the clients, the server, and the __________________________________.

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network

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A/An ____________________________ diagram can be used to show how the tables in a database are defined and related..

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entity relationship

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The processing that's done by the DBMS is typically referred to as

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back-end processing

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A/An _________________ statement is used to retrieve selected columns and rows from a base table.

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select

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SQL statements that define the tables in a database are referred to as _____________________ statements.

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ddl

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MySQL became an open-source database in 1970 T or F

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false

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Which of the following recommendations won't improve the readability of your SQL statements?

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Use comments to describe what each statement does.

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A SELECT statement is commonly referred to as a query. T or F

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true

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Which of the following types of statements does not modify the data in a table?

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SELECT

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The type of operation that retrieves data from two or more tables is called a __________________.

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join

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A database driver is software that lets the

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data access model communicate with the database

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The interface between an application program and the DBMS is usually provided by the

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data access API

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When a column in a table is defined, it is given a data ________________ that determines what kind of data it can store.

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type

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MySQL runs on all major operating systems and is widely used for web applications. T or F

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true

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PPP, Cava, and Ciesta are three of the most popular languages mentioned in the chapter that are used to interface with a MySQL server/database. T or F

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false

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The most common type of relationship between two tables is a/an _______________________ relationship.

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one-to-many

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A/An _______________________ uniquely identifies each row in a table.

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primary key

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In a client/server system, the processing done by an applicaton is typically divided between the client and the server. T or F

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True

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The industry acronym DBMS stands for Database Manipulation System. T or F

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false

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The result of a SELECT statement is

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a result set

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If you define a column with a default value, that value is used whenever a row

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that doesn't include a value for that column is added to the table

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Which of the following types of SQL statements is not a DML statement?

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CREATE TABLE

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SQL is a freeform language that is not case-sensitive. T or F

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true

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A relational database consists of tables, and tables consists of legs and columns. T or F

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False

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To retrieve or update the data in a database, the client sends a/an _____________________ to the database.

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query

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The intersection of a row and a column is commonly called a/an ____________________.

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cell

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The server is a computer that stores the files and databases of the system and provides services the clients. T or F

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true

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The processing that's done by the DBMS is typically referred to as back-side processing. T or F

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false

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