MIS Chapter 5 Flashcards
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| 232025452 | database | a self-describing collection of integrated records | |
| 232025453 | byte | a charcter of data | |
| 232025454 | columns (fields) | grouped bytes | |
| 232025455 | rows (records) | groups of fields | |
| 232025456 | table (file) | a group of records | |
| 232025457 | key | a column or group of columns that identifies a unique row in a table | |
| 232025458 | foreign keys | keys of a different table than the one in which they reside | |
| 232025459 | relationship | the connection between the data in the database | |
| 232025460 | relational databases | databases that carry their data in the form of tables and that represents relationships using foreign keys | |
| 232025461 | metadata | data that describe data | |
| 232025462 | database application process | an assembly of forms, reports,queries, and application programs that process a database | |
| 232025463 | database management system (DBMS) | a program used to create, process and administer a database | |
| 232025464 | database management system (DBMS) | DB2, Access, SQL Server, Oracle, And MySQL are all _____________ | |
| 232025465 | Structured Query Language (SQL) | an international standard language for processing a database. | |
| 232025466 | database application | a collection of forms, reports, queries, amd application programs that process a database | |
| 232025467 | form | are used to read, insert, mosify, and delete data. | |
| 232025468 | report | shows data in structured context | |
| 232025469 | query | answers a question of the database | |
| 232025470 | multiuser processing | multiple users processing the database | |
| 232025471 | lost-update problem | a problem with multiple user databases, inconsistentcies between databases used | |
| 232025472 | Enterprise DBMS | products process large organizational and workgroup databases. | |
| 232025473 | Personal DBMS | products are designed for smaller, simpler database applications |