Fundamentals of Data and Information

Question 1

What word that best describes as raw or individual facts?

Answer 1

Data

Question 2

What is information?

Answer 2

Data that is processed and stored by the computer

Question 3

What are Database Application?

Answer 3

Application that are tasked to collect and retrieve data

Question 4

Give the 3 different types of architectures in a Database Application

Answer 4

1. Single Monolithic Application
2. Client Server
3. 3 tier architecture

Question 5

Name the 6 functions of the Database Applications

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Answer 5

1. Input
2. Output
3. Computation
4. Validation
5. Implementation of Rules
6. Report Generation

Question 6

What does a client server contain?

Answer 6

1. Database Application
2. Database Server

Question 7

Name the functions of the Database Server

Answer 7

Reading, updating, and deleting of data

Question 8

This architecture is used in desktop - based database applications

Answer 8

Client Server

Question 9

This architecture is used in web based database applications

Answer 9

3 tier architecture

Question 10

What do you call information that has valuable to the user?

Answer 10

Quality Information

Question 11

What makes information a Quality information? Cite 9 criterions

Answer 11

1. Accessible
2. Accurate
3. Complete
4. Flexible
5. Relevant
6. Reliable
7. Secure
8. Simple
9. Timely
10. Verifiable

Question 12

This criteria defines that information should be accessible to all users

Answer 12

Accessible

Question 13

This criteria defines that information is error free

Answer 13

Accurate

Question 14

This criteria defines that information should contain all important facts

Answer 14

Complete

Question 15

This criteria defines that information should be economical to generate and use

Answer 15

Economical

Question 16

This criteria defines that information can be used for a variety of purposes

Answer 16

Flexible

Question 17

This criteria that information is important to the decision maker

Answer 17

Relevant

Question 18

This criteria defines that information is trusted and depends on the reliability of the data collection method or source of information

Answer 18

Reliability

Question 19

This criteria defines that information should be secure from unauthorized access

Answer 19

Secure

Question 20

This criteria defines that information should be simple and not overly complex

Answer 20

Simple

Question 21

This criteria defines that information should be delivered when it is needed

Answer 21

Timely

Question 22

This criteria defines that information must be checked and make sure it is correct

Answer 22

Verifiable

Question 23

Cite the Data Management Cycle

Answer 23

1. Collected or Created
2. Stored and Organized
3. Processed
4. Shared or Distributed
5. Presented or Used

Question 24

Name the 1st type of Data Processing

Answer 24

Relating data together to form records

Question 25

Name the 2nd type of Data Processing

Answer 25

Mathematical Processing

Question 26

Name the 3rd type of Data Processing

Answer 26

Relating records to each other

Question 27

Name the 4th type of Data Processing

Answer 27

Generation of Lists and Reports which includes grouping, filtering and sorting