Database FlatFile - Quiz

RelationalDBDesign

Database FlatFile - Quiz

What are the differences between database approaches?

Each question is worth one point. Select the best answer for each question.

1.	What does "flat file" refer to? Please select the best answer.
	A.	A type of database storage method where all of the data elements are stored on top of each other
	B.	A fully-relational database system like Microsoft's SQL Server or Oracle's database systems
	C.	Non-relational systems that typically store each table and index in separate files and often do not support the SQL language
	D.	None of the above

2.	Which of the following statements is true? Please select the best answer.
	A.	Flat file database systems pay more attention to retrieving data and making it accessible to the user, whereas relational databases spend more energy updating indexes and data pointers.
	B.	Relational database systems are the main thrust behind SQL since it provides the language elements needed to tie together the information in the database.
	C.	Relational systems pay more attention to retrieving data and making it accessible to the user.
	D.	Both B and C

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