{"id":379,"date":"2026-02-05T09:07:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T14:07:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/community.mis.temple.edu\/diamonpeercorner\/?p=379"},"modified":"2026-03-08T17:31:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T21:31:07","slug":"week-7-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.mis.temple.edu\/diamonpeercorner\/2026\/02\/05\/week-7-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 7 Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Use these questions to help you prepare for assessments or exams. Note that these questions are not specifically the ones that will be on either the assessment or exam; the goal of answering these is for you to go back into the readings and gain a deeper understanding.<\/p>\n

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  1. Understand the parts of a database. What are objects? What kinds of data can these objects be?<\/li>\n
  2. What is SQL and what can it do for databases? What about NoSQL?<\/li>\n
  3. What is a DBMS? Besides the data problems it can solve, name 3 uses for it in today\u2019s business environment.<\/li>\n
  4. What are tables in a relational database? How are multiple tables connected? Why do we even use tables at all?<\/li>\n
  5. Describe Database Security and name its 3 layers.<\/li>\n
  6. What is a Data Mart, and how does it differ from a Data Warehouse? What are the types of Data Marts and why would you use each in business?<\/li>\n
  7. We\u2019ve talked a lot about the Cloud at this point. What benefits do you think a Cloud Database has vs a traditional, on-premises database?<\/li>\n
  8. How are Web and Data Mining different? Similar? Why do organizations use these tools?<\/li>\n
  9. DBMS can help solve data redundancy, inconsistency, and security. Give a short description for how a DBMS overcomes each issue.<\/li>\n
  10. What is OLAP? Where can we use this software in business?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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