Database Design for Mere Mortals: A Hands-On Guide to Relational Database Design
Review Questions
| 1: | State two goals of analyzing the current database. |
| 2: | True or False: You can adopt the current database structure as the basis for the new structure. |
| 3: | What is a legacy database ? |
| 4: | State two steps of the analysis process. |
| 5: | Which types of computer software programs should you review during the analysis? |
| 6: | Why should you conduct interviews after you gather data-collection and information-presentation samples? |
| 7: | How do you use " open " and "closed" questions? |
| 8: | What is the subject-identification technique ? |
| 9: | How do you identify specific attributes for a particular subject? |
| 10: | True or False: You should interview users and management at the same time. |
| 11: | What three basic types of information requirements must you identify? |
| 12: | What is the preliminary field list ? |
| 13: | State why each item on this list should have a unique name . |
| 14: | What is a value list ? |
| 15: | What are calculated fields ? What (if anything) should you do about them? |
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