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MIST Test 2 (Piercy)
Vocab chapter 3
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Undergraduate 2
02/08/2010

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Application generation subsystem (of a DBMS)(4/5)
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contains facilities to help you develop transaction-intensive applications
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backup
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is simply a copy of the information stored on a computer
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business intelligence (BI)
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competitive intelligence (CI)
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is BI focused on the external competitive environment
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Data administration
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is the function in an organization that plans for, oversees the development of, and monitors the information resource
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data administration subsystem (of a DBMS)(5/5)
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helps you manage the overall database environment by providing facilities for backup and recovery, security management, query optimization, concurrency control, and change management
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database
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is a collection of information that you organize and access according to the logical structure of that information
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database administration
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is the function in an organization that is responsible for the more technical and operational aspects of managing info contained in organizational information repositories
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database management system (DBMS)
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helps you specify the logical organization for a database and access and use the information within a database
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data definition subsystem (of a DBMS)(2/5)
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helps you create and maintain the data dictionary and define the structure of the files in a database
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data dictionary
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contains the logical structure for the information in a database
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data manipulation subsystem (of a DBMS)(3/5)
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helps you add, change, and delete information in a database and query it for valuable information
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data mart
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is a subset of a data warehouse in which only a focused portion of the data warehouse information is kept
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data mining tool
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are the software tools you use to query information in a data ware-house
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data warehouse
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is a logical collection of information, gathered from many different operational databases, used to create BI that supports business analysis activities and decision-making tasks.
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DBMS engine (1/5)
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accepts logical requests from the various other DBMS subsystems, converts them into their physical equivalents and actually accesses the database and data dictionary as they exist on a storage device
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Digital dashboard
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a feature of BI software packages that displays key information gathered from several sources on a computer screen in a format tailored to the needs and wants of an individual knowledge worker
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Foreign key
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is a primary key of one file that appears in another file. They are essential in the relational database model
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integrity constraints
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rules that help ensure the quality of the information
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logical view
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focuses on how you as a knowledge worker need to arrange and access information to meet your particular business needs
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multidimensional analysis (MDA) tool
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are slice-and-dice techniques that allow you to view multidimensional information from different perspectives.
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Online analytical processing (OLAP)
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is the manipulation of information to support decision making.
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Online transaction processing (OLTP)
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is the gathering of input information, processing that information, and updating existing information to reflect the gathered and processed information
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Operational database
Definition
databases that support OLTP
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physical view
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deals with how information is physically arranged, stored, and accessed on some type of storage device such as a floppy disk
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primary key
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is a field that uniquely describes each record
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query-and-reporting tool
Definition
are similar to QBE tools, SQL, and report generators in the most typical database environment
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query-by-example tool (QBE)
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help you graphically design the answer to a question. (point and click)
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recovery
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is the process of reinstalling the backup information in the event that the information is lost
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relation
Definition
often describes each two-dimensional table or file in the relational model
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relational database
Definition
it uses a series of logically related two-dimensional tables or files to store information in the form of a database. Essentially a huge spreadsheet of information
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report generator
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helps you quickly define formats of reports and what info you want to see in a report
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structured query language (SQL)
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is a standardized fourth-generation query language found in most DBMSs. It works like a sentence (Select...From...Where...)
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View
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allows you to see the contents of a database file, make whatever changes you want, perform simple sorting, and query to find specific information
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