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Data Management Foundations - WGU C175 Exam Questions and Complete Solutions Graded A+
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Data ManagementFoundations - WGU C175
Exam Questions and
Complete Solutions
Graded A+
Denning [Date] [Course title]
,ad hoc query - Answer: A "spur-of-the-moment" question
analytical database - Answer: A database focused primarily on storing historical data and business
metrics used for tactical or strategic decision making
availability - Answer: In the context of data security, it refers to the accessibility of data whenever
required by authorized users and for authorized purposes
centralized database - Answer: A database located at a single site
cloud database - Answer: A database that is created and maintained using cloud services, such as
Microsoft Azure or Amazon AWS
data - Answer: Raw facts, or facts that have not yet been processed to reveal their meaning to the end
user
data anomaly - Answer: An abnormality of the data in which inconsistent changes have been made to a
database (For example, an employee moves, but the address changes is not corrected in all files in the
database)
data dependence - Answer: A data condition in which data representation and manipulation are
dependent on the physical data storage characteristics
data dictionary - Answer: A DBMS component that stores metadata. Contains the data definition, as
well as their characteristics and relationships
data inconsistency - Answer: A condition in which different versions of the same data yield different
results
data independence - Answer: A condition in which data access is unaffected by changes in the physical
data storage characteristics
, data integrity - Answer: In a relational database, a condition in which the data in the database complies
with all entity and referential integrity constraints
data management - Answer: A process that focuses on data collection, storage, and retrieval.
data processing (DP) specialist - Answer: The person responsible for developing and managing a
computerized file processing system
data redundancy - Answer: Exists when the same data is stored unnecessarily at different places
database - Answer: A shared, integrated computer structure that houses a collection of related data
including end-user data (raw facts) and metadata (data about the data)
database design - Answer: The process that yields the description of the database structure and
determines the database components. The second phase of the database life cycle
database management system (DBMS) - Answer: The collection of programs that manages the database
structure and controls access to the data stored in the database
database system - Answer: An organization of components that defines and regulates the collection,
storage, management, and use of data in a database environment
desktop database - Answer: A single-user database that runs on a personal computer
discipline-specific database - Answer: A database that contains data focused on specific subject areas
enterprise database - Answer: The overall company data representation, which provides support for
present and expected future needs
field - Answer: An alphabetic or numeric character or group of characters that defines a characteristic of
a person, place, or thing. (for example, a person's SSN, address, phone number, and bank balance all
constitute fields)
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