Multiple Choice

8.Which of the following is most similar to the relationship between the UML class diagram and the database?

• The relationship between cooking instructions and ingredients.
• The relationship between driving directions and a map.
• The relationship between raw materials and finished goods.
• The relationship between a blueprint and building.

9.An enterprise resource planning system has which of the following advantages over multiple independent functional systems?

• Data can be accessed through Structured Query Language (SQL).
• Increased responsiveness and flexibility while aiding in the decision-making process.
• Modifications can be made to each module without affecting other modules.
• Increased amount of data redundancy since more than one module contains the same information.

11.Which of the following statements about foreign keys isnottrue?

• A foreign key can be a combination of attributes.
• A foreign key should never be linked to a primary key in another table.
• Foreign keys support a defined association.
• Foreign key must match values of the linked primary key.

13.Which of the following is an example of information as opposed to just data:

• Number of dresses sold.
• Types of dresses sold per region and season.
• Color of dresses sold.
• Dress sales in Michigan at Walmart Store #3458.

16.The primary transformation of data into information takes place in which of the following activities?

• Output.
• Processing.
• Input.
• Storage.

17.Which of the following best describes the purpose of swimlanes (or lanes)?

• Depict interactions between organizations in a process.
• Depict different elements of timing involved in a process.
• Depict different departments of the same organization in a process.
• Depict the sequence of tasks in a process.