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- 3. warehouse A large-scale collection of data that contains and organizes in one place all the data from an organization’s multiple databases.
- 4. report A report generated by a management information system that provides a consolidated picture of detailed data; these reports usually include some calculation or visual displays of information.
- 9. In a relational database, a link between tables that defines how the data is related.
- 11. The process of ensuring that data entered into a field of a database meets specified guidelines.
- 13. See unstructured data.
- 15. data Software used on company websites to capture information about each click that users make as they navigate through the site.
- 17. database A database that stores data in objects rather than in tables.
- 19. A system designed to improve communications and assist employees in accomplishing their daily tasks.
- 21. form Used to control how new data is entered into a shared database.
- 22. data Audio clips, video clips, pictures, and extremely large documents. Also called binary large object
- 24. In a database, temporarily displays records that match certain criteria.
- 25. processing The processing of database transactions in which the database is updated while the transaction is taking place.
- 26. A process to ensure data is organized most efficiently in a database.
- 30. system A business intelligence system that provides intelligence that supplements the user’s own intellect and makes the decision support system more effective.
- 31. check In a database, ensures that all required fields have been completed.
- 36. relationship In a relational database, records in one table are related to multiple records in a second table, and vice versa.
- 39. relationship In a relational database, for each record in a table there’s only one corresponding record in a related table.
- 41. The real-time processing of database transactions online.
- 42. check In a database, confirms that only textual characters are entered in a field.
- 43. administrator An information technology professional responsible for designing, constructing, and maintaining databases.
- 44. check In a database, confirms that only numbers are entered in a field.
- 45. check In a database, compares the values of data in two or more fields to see if those values are reasonable.
- 47. system A system that includes data, people, procedures, hardware, and software that help in planning and decision making; a software-based solution used to gather and analyze information.
- 48. A group of related records in a database.
- 50. key field In a database, a field that has a value unique to a record.
- 51. system A system that tries to replicate the decision-making processes of human experts in order to solve specific problems.
- 52. intelligence The branch of computer science that deals with the attempt to create computers that think like humans.
- 53. check Ensures that the data entered into the field of a database falls within a certain range of values.
- 54. report A report generated by a management information system that provides a list of the transactions that occurred during a certain time period.
- 55. A group of related fields in a database.
- 58. A type of business intelligence system designed to help managers develop solutions for specific problems.
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- 1. logic Enables the interjection of experiential learning into knowledge-based systems by allowing the consideration of probabilities.
- 2. inconsistency Data for a record being different in two different lists.
- 5. database A database that stores data from different perspectives, called dimensions, and organizes data in cube format.
- 6. A type of business intelligence system for keeping track of everyday business activities.
- 7. query A query used to extract data that’s in two or more tables in a database.
- 8. A database programming language used to construct queries to extract data from relational databases; one example of a fourth-generation language.
- 10. A query language used by many object-oriented databases.
- 12. name A way of describing the information in the field.
- 14. processing The accumulation of transaction data until a certain point is reached, at which time several transactions are processed at once.
- 16. A type of business intelligence system that provides timely and accurate information that enables managers to make critical business decisions.
- 18. intelligence systems Systems used to analyze and interpret data in order to enable managers to make informed decisions about how best to run a business.
- 20. query In Structured Query Language, displays a subset of data from a table based on the criteria specified.
- 23. integrity In a relational database, a condition where, for each value in the foreign key table, there’s a corresponding value in the primary key table.
- 27. data Data that doesn’t pertain to one period in time.
- 28. language A specially designed computer language used to manipulate data in or extract data from a database.
- 29. value The value a database automatically uses for a field unless the user enters another value.
- 32. algebra The use of English-like expressions that have variables and operations, much like algebraic equations, to extract data from databases using Structured Query Language.
- 33. Data that describes other data.
- 34. management system Software that assists in building management models in decision support systems; an analysis tool that, through the use of internal and external data, provides a view of a particular business situation for the purposes of decision making.
- 35. data Data such as “Bill” or “345,” as opposed to unstructured data.
- 37. system A knowledge-based business intelligence system that enables users to communicate with computer systems using a natural spoken or written language instead of a computer programming language.
- 38. relationship In a relational database, a record appears only once in one table while having the capability of appearing many times in a related table.
- 39. Software that provides standardized tools for viewing and manipulating data in a data warehouse.
- 40. type Describes the kind of data being stored at the memory location; each programming language has its own data types
- 46. key In a relational database, the common field between tables that’s not the primary key.
- 49. report A report generated by a management information system that shows conditions that are unusual or that need attention by system users.
- 56. system A business intelligence system that accumulates in a central location all information relevant to running a business and makes it readily available to whoever needs it to make decisions.
- 57. A specially designed application software used to create and manage databases.