| | Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 24 Hours, Third Edition By Ronald R. Plew, Ryan K. Stephens | | Table of Contents | | | | Appendix C. Answers to Quizzes and Exercises |
Hour 23, "Extending SQL to the Enterprise, the Internet, and the Intranet" Quiz Answers | 1: | Can a database on a server be accessed from another server? | | A1: | Yes; by using a middleware product. This is called accessing a remote database. | | 2: | What can a company use to disseminate information to its own employees ? | | A2: | An intranet. | | 3: | Products that allow connections to databases are called what? | | A3: | Middleware. | | 4: | Can SQL be embedded into Internet programming languages? | | A4: | Yes. SQL can be embedded in Internet programming languages, such as Java. | | 5: | How is a remote database accessed through a Web application? | | A5: | Via a Web server. | Exercise Answers | 1: | Connect to the Internet and take a look at various companies' home pages. If your own company has a home page, compare it to the competition's home pages. Ask yourself these questions about the pages: -
Does the page come up quickly or is it bogged down with too many graphics? -
Is the page interesting to read? -
Do you know anything about the company, services, or products after reading the available information? -
If applicable , has access to the database been easy? -
Do there appear to be any security mechanisms on the Web page? Can a login be entered to access data that may be stored in a database? | | A1: | | | 2: | Visit the following Web sites and browse through the content, latest technologies, and the companies' use of data on the Web (data that appears to be derived from a database): www.amazon.com www.javascriptsource.com www.informit.com www.epinions.com www.mysql.com www.oracle.com www.ebay.com www.google.com | | A2: | | |
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