Chapter 11: Databases and Information Systems

Which of the following is a likely primary key in a student data record?

MIS provide ________ reports, which show unusual conditions.

A ________ is a collection of related data that can be stored, sorted, organized, and queried.

Employees' last names would usually make an appropriate primary-key field.

________ databases are the most commonly used electronic databases.

A group of related records is called a table.

In a database, a group of related records is referred to as a(n) ________.

A summary report is a list of the transactions that occurred during a specific time period.

Data ________ helps to ensure data integrity by maintaining information in only one place.

Real-time processing means that transactions are updated when they occur.

A ________ is a way of retrieving information from tables that defines a subset of data.

A(n) ________ check determines whether a required field such as LastName was filled in.

In a database, the term ________ is synonymous with a category of information.

A last name field is an example of a field that should have a default value.

If a school keeps two lists, both with name and address, this is an example of data ________.

An employee's ID number, name, job position, address, city, state, and Zip make up a record.

_____ means that foreign and primary keys have corresponding values.

You would use a ________ to temporarily display records of residents of the city of Boston.

________ is the branch of computer science trying to create computers that think like humans.

Data ________ ensures that the data contained in a database is accurate and reliable.

Big data analytics is usually associated with ________ services.