CIS: chapter 9 & 10
Terms
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- A gps (blank) on a computer chip is worn as a watch or a chain to keep track of parolees.
- reciever
- A (blank)(blank) consists of individual electrical pulses that represent bits.
- digital signal
- To retrieve specific data in a database, the user will request a (blank).
- query
- (blank) (blank) consists of programs that help establish a connection to another computer.
- communication software
- A (blank) (blank) is a type of connection that always is established between two communications devices.
- dedicated line
- Computer (blank) describes a process in which one computer transfers data to another computer.
- communication
- A (blank) is combination of one or more related characters or bytes.
- field
- A (blank) database is a database which stores data in tables that consist of rows and columns.
- relational
- In relational databases for a user, a file is called a (blank).
- table
- Every object-oriented database uses a query language called (blank) (blank) (blank).
- object query language
- Many programs perform a (blank)(blank) that alalyzes entered data to help ensure that it is correct.
- validity check
- A (blank) (blank) is a huge database that stores historical transactions.
- data warehouse
- Most relational database products for mainframes include (blank) (blank) language.
- structural query
- On a (blank) network, all of the devices are connected to a central computer.
- star
- A (blank) (blank) is the layout of the devices in a communications network.
- network topology
- The (blank) is a LAN technology that allows PCs to contend for access to the network.
- ethernet
- The (blank)(blank) specifies the kind of data a field can contain.
- data type
- A (blank) consists of one or more earth based recievers that accept signals from satellites.
- gps
- A (blank) (blank) network connects computers in a large geographical network.
- wide area
- The (blank) (blank) creates and maintains the data dictionary, defines the relationships among data and identifies users' access privilages.
- data base administrator