Chapter 5 Quiz
Exam
Name Amber R Summers_________________________________
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1)
A(n) ________ is a dedicated computer in a client/server environment that hosts a DBMS.
1)
_D_____
A)
web server
B)
application server
C)
client server
D)
database server
2)
To use the analog telephone system for sending digital data, you must also use:
2)
_D_____
A)
twisted wire.
B)
DSL.
C)
a router.
D)
a modem.
3)
________ are intelligent techniques that parallel some aspects of the processing patterns of the biological brain.
3)
_D_____
A)
Genetic algorithms
B)
CBR systems
C)
Fuzzy logic systems
D)
Neural networks
4)
A data mart usually can be constructed more rapidly and at lower cost than a data warehouse because:
4)
_A_____
A)
it typically focuses on a single subject area or line of business.
B)
all of the information belongs to a single company.
C)
it uses a Web interface.
D)
all the information is historical.
5)
Which of the following is not a characteristic of packet switching?
5)
__D____
A)
Packets travel independently of each other.
B)
Packets are routed through many different paths.
C)
Packets include data for checking transmission errors.
D)
Packet switching requires point-to-point circuits.
TRUE/FALSE. Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
6)
Data cleansing is the same process as data scrubbing.
6)
_T_____
7)
In a client/server network, a network server provides every connected client with an address so it can be found by others on the network.
7)
_T_____
8)
A decision can be said to have improved if it can be made more quickly.
8)
_F_____
9)
A grouping of characters into a word, a group of words, or a complete number is called a record.
9)
_F_____
10)
An analog
Name Amber R Summers_________________________________
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1)
A(n) ________ is a dedicated computer in a client/server environment that hosts a DBMS.
1)
_D_____
A)
web server
B)
application server
C)
client server
D)
database server
2)
To use the analog telephone system for sending digital data, you must also use:
2)
_D_____
A)
twisted wire.
B)
DSL.
C)
a router.
D)
a modem.
3)
________ are intelligent techniques that parallel some aspects of the processing patterns of the biological brain.
3)
_D_____
A)
Genetic algorithms
B)
CBR systems
C)
Fuzzy logic systems
D)
Neural networks
4)
A data mart usually can be constructed more rapidly and at lower cost than a data warehouse because:
4)
_A_____
A)
it typically focuses on a single subject area or line of business.
B)
all of the information belongs to a single company.
C)
it uses a Web interface.
D)
all the information is historical.
5)
Which of the following is not a characteristic of packet switching?
5)
__D____
A)
Packets travel independently of each other.
B)
Packets are routed through many different paths.
C)
Packets include data for checking transmission errors.
D)
Packet switching requires point-to-point circuits.
TRUE/FALSE. Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
6)
Data cleansing is the same process as data scrubbing.
6)
_T_____
7)
In a client/server network, a network server provides every connected client with an address so it can be found by others on the network.
7)
_T_____
8)
A decision can be said to have improved if it can be made more quickly.
8)
_F_____
9)
A grouping of characters into a word, a group of words, or a complete number is called a record.
9)
_F_____
10)
An analog