A database is called "self-describing" because it contains a description of itself.
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In a database, data is stored in spreadsheets which have rows and columns.
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A database has data and relationships.
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One of the reasons why OODBMSs have not been widely used for business information systems is that OOP is obsolete.
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In an enterprise-class database system, business users interact directly with database applications, which directly access the database data.
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Applications are programs that interact directly with the database.
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The purpose of a database is to help people stop using spreadsheets.
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Microsoft Access is an enterprise-class database product.
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Structured Query Language (SQL) is an internationally recognized standard language that is understood by all commercial database management system products.
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The XML family of standards is very important in database processing today.
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A database has a built-in capability to create, process and administer itself.
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Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is an example of a single user database.
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Prior to 1970, all data was stored in separate files, which were mostly stored on reels of magnetic tape.
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A database design may be based on existing data.
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The DBMS ranked as being the "easiest to use" in the text is Oracle Corporation's Oracle.
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Database applications are seldom intended for use by a single user.
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The DBMS ranked as being the "hardest to use" in the text is Microsoft's SQL Server.
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In an Enterprise-class database system, business users interact directly with database applications that interact with the DBMS, which directly accesses the database data.
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