Which of the following statements is true about symmetric multiprocessing?
A. A single copy of the operating system resides in each processor.
B. Useful for situations where data must remain in memory to process.
C. Bottlenecks increase with uniprocessor systems because tasks are not shared.
D. The problems of memory contention are unlikely.
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Which of the following items are not necessary for client/server?
A. Assure that tools will connect with middleware.
B. Understand the requirements.
C. Determine network bandwidth capabilities.
D. Include the use of a file server.
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A benefit of the three-tier architecture is which of the following?
A. New modules can be built to support specific business needs
B. Performance improves for compiled SQL statements
C. Results in a thinner client and database server
D. All of the above.
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Which of the following statements is true concerning JDBC?
A. It is language independent.
B. It is similar in concept to ODBC.
C. It is useful for all object-oriented languages.
D. It consists of three main layers.
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A characteristic of a file server is which of the following?
A. Manages file operations and is shared on a network.
B. Manages file operations and is limited to one PC.
C. Acts as a fat client and is shared on a network.
D. Acts as a fat client and is limited to one PC.
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Stored procedures have which of the following advantages?
A. It takes a longer time to write them as compared to writing Visual Basic.
B. Network traffic increases.
C. Data integrity improves as multiple applications access the same stored procedure.
D. Result in thicker client and thinner database server.
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Which of the following statements is a true statement concerning the open database connectivity standard (ODBC)?
A. Each vendor desiring to be ODBC-complaint provides an ODBC driver.
B. Requires certain criteria to be met in order to establish an ODBC connection.
C. Provides a programming interface that provides a common language for application programs to access and process SQL databases independent of the RDBMS accessed.
D. All of the above.
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Which of the following is true concerning QBE?
A. An official standard has been defined for QBE.
B. QBE cannot be used for client/server systems.
C. QBE does not give the programmer a visual programming environment.
D. Complete applications can be written using QBE.
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Client/server security includes which of the following?
A. Physical security
B. Change control security
C. Measures taken to secure all systems
D. All of the above
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An application program interface (API) is which of the following?
A. The same thing as ODBC.
B. Middleware that does not provide access to a database.
C. Middleware that provides access to a database.
D. The same thing as JDBC.
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Three-tier architecture includes which of the following?
A. Three server layers
B. A client layer and two server layers
C. Two client layers and one server layer
D. Three client layers
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Which of the following is true concerning the mainframe?
A. It is the same thing as client/server.
B. Requires someone to decide which code should be on the workstation or the server.
C. Mission-critical systems have tended to remain there.
D. All of the above.
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A server cannot serve on which of the following levels?
A. Client Layer
B. Business Layer
C. Database Layer
D. All of the above
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The three different application logic components are which of the following?
A. Presentation, Client, and Storage
B. Presentation, Client, and Processing
C. Presentation, Processing, and Storage
D. Presentation, Processing, and Network
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A database server is responsible for which of the following?
A. Database storage
B. Data processing logic
C. Data presentation logic
D. All of the above
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Activities of a DBMS occur in the processing component logic.
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The presentation logic component is responsible for formatting and presenting data on the user's screen or other output device, and for managing user input from a keyboard or other input device.
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Symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) architectures are useful for situations where data must remain in memory during processing to achieve the desired performance level.
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Massively parallel processing (MPP) systems require a complete copy of the operating system to be resident in each dedicated memory.
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The Windows operating system and Windows applications are event driven.
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