INDE499B, Midterm #1 1 MIDTERM #2: INFORMATION SYSTEMS (INDE499B) Dr. Jennifer Turns Autumn 2000 Name: ____________________________ General Instructions: a. Total Time: You will have a total of 50 minutes for this midterm. b. Point Values: The questions are weighted differently. The point values are listed next to each question. Please take this into account when pacing yourself. c. Use of Resources: This is a close book, closed note test – with one exception. You may use the two page “logical
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The Need for Normalization The aim of normalization is to put the data into tables in its simplest forms. We normalize the relational database management system because of its following characteristics and features. They are: 1. It helps to minimize data redundancy i.e. there should not be any multivalued attributes. Moreover eliminating the repeating groups. 2. Helps to make database structure flexible. It means it could allow to add new data values and rows in a relation structure without
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INSY 5337 Data Warehousing – Term Paper NoSQL Databases: An Introduction and Comparison between Dynamo, MongoDB and Cassandra Authored ByNitin Shewale Aditya Kashyap Akshay Vadnere Vivek Adithya Aditya Trilok Abstract Data volumes have been growing exponentially in recent years, this increase in data across all the business domains have played a significant part in the analysis and structuring of data. NoSQL databases are becoming popular as more organizations consider it as a feasible option
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TRAINING SCHEDUAL DATABASE Eilean L. Greene Dr. Jon Drake Washington Adventist University Healthcare Systems Analysis June 22, 2014 Table of Contents Table of Contents 2 Abstract 3 Referance………………………………………………………………………………………….8 Appendix………………………………………………………………………………………….9 Abstract This essay will focus on the requirements needed to build a database for the scheduling process, the advantages
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DATABASE MODELING AND DESIGN The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Data Management Systems (Selected Titles) Joe Celko’s Data, Measurements and Standards in SQL Joe Celko Information Modeling and Relational Databases, 2nd Edition Terry Halpin, Tony Morgan Joe Celko’s Thinking in Sets Joe Celko Business Metadata Bill Inmon, Bonnie O’Neil, Lowell Fryman Unleashing Web 2.0 Gottfried Vossen, Stephan Hagemann Enterprise Knowledge Management David Loshin Business Process Change, 2nd Edition Paul Harmon IT
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UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI Bachelor of Engineering Information Technology (Third Year – Sem. V & VI) Revised course (REV- 2012) from Academic Year 2014 -15 Under FACULTY OF TECHNOLOGY (As per Semester Based Credit and Grading System) University of Mumbai, Information Technology (semester V and VI) (Rev-2012) Page 1 Preamble To meet the challenge of ensuring excellence in engineering education, the issue of quality needs to be addressed, debated and taken forward in a systematic manner
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Chapter 1 Even 1. Define business profiles, processes, and modeling. a. Business profile is an overview of a company’s mission, functions, organization, products, services, customers, suppliers, competitors, constraints, and future direction. b. Business processes is a specific set of transactions, events, and results that can be described and documented. c. Modeling is a standard based language used by analysts. It includes various shapes and symbols to represent events
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CIS 260 Home Work # 1 Due to: 21/3/2013 Chapter 1: Review Questions 1.1. Define the following terms: data, database, DBMS, database system, database catalog, program-data independence, user view, DBA, end user, canned transaction, meta-data, and transaction-processing application. 1.2. What four main types of actions involve databases? Briefly discuss each. 1.3. Discuss the main characteristics of the database approach and how it differs from traditional file systems. 1.4. What are the responsibilities
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04469-5711, U.S.A nectaria@spatial.maine.edu Abstract. A special-purpose extension of the EntityRelationship model for the needs of conceptual modeling of geographic applications, called the Geo-ER Model, is presented. Handling properties associated to objects not because of the objects’ nature but because of the objects’ position, calls for dealing -at the semantic modeling levelwith space, location and dimensionality of objects, spatial relationships, space-depending attributes, and scale and generalization
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1. What are the main differences between a file-processing system and a database management system? Ans: A database management system coordinates both the physical and the logical access to the data, whereas a file-processing system coordinates only the physical access. 2. What are the major advantages of a database system? What are the major Disadvantages of a database system? Ans:- Advantages a) Controlling Data redundancy b) Data Consistency c) Data Sharing d)Data security
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