Chapter 3 Review Questions
Chapter 3 Review Questions
Chapter 3 Review Questions
8. What is data modeling? What is its purpose? Briefly describe three commonly used data models.
Data model: A diagram of data entities and their relationships
Purpose: to define and analyze data requirements needed to support the business processes and
improves system performance
10. How can a data dictionary be useful to database administrators and DBMS software
engineers?
"Data dictionary contains detailed information such names of data items , aliases , range of values that can be used ,
type of data and amount of storage needed for these items .
FOR DB Administrator : these information are valuable in maintaining a database efficiently with a reliable storage
of information with no redundancy , and make it easier to modify the data bases when necessary .
FOR DBMS software : data dictionary also help computer and systems who requires a detailed description about
data elements stored in data base ."
5: integration
6: vendor
12. What is the difference between a data definition language (DDL) and a data manipulation
language (DML)?
Data definition language (DDL) a collection of instructions and commands used to define and
describe data and relationships in a specific database.
Data manipulation language (DML) the commands that are used to manipulate the data in a
database
13. What is the difference between projecting and joining?
Projecting: Manipulating data to eliminate columns in a table
Joining: Manipulating data to combine two or more tables
14. What is a distributed database system?
A distributed database system: is a database in which storage devices are not all attached to a
common processing unit such as the CPU, controlled by a distributed database management system
15. What is a data warehouse, and how is it different from a traditional database used to
support OLTP?
Data warehouse: A database that collects business information from many sources in the enterprise,
covering all aspects of the companys processes, products, and customers
Difference:
Characteristics
OLTP
Data warehouse
Purpose
Source of data
Business Transaction
Multiple files,databases
Ease of process
Complex
16. What is meant by the front end and the back end of a DBMS?
A front-end applications one that directly interacts with people or users.
17. What is data mining? What is OLAP? How are they different?
Data mining: An information-analysis tool that involves the automated discovery of patterns and
relationships in a data warehouse
Online analytical processing (OLAP) Software that allows users to explore data from a number of
perspectives
Differences
OLAP tools provides multidimensional data analysis and they provide summaries of the data but
contrastingly,
Data mining focuses on ratios, patterns and influences in the set of data.
Business intelligence turns data into useful information that is then distributed throughout an
enterprise. It provides insight into the causes of problems, and when Implemented can improve
business operations and sometimes even save lives.