Information repositories are replacing data dictionaries in many organizations.

More Questions from Data and Database Administration

• Queries that do full table scans should be avoided.
• Mirrored databases are almost always provided in high-availability systems.
• Authorization tables contain highly sensitive data and should be protected by stringent security rules.
• The restore/rerun technique involves reprocessing the day's transactions up to the point of failure.
• To build a data warehouse and develop business intelligence applications, it is important that an organization build and maintain a comprehensive repository.
• Data modeling and database design are key responsibilities of data and data base administration.
• Failure to control confidentiality may lead to loss of competitiveness.
• A transaction log shows before and after images of records that have been modified by transactions.
• A disaster recovery plan does not need to include the shipment of database backups to other sites.
• The greatest threat to business security is often internal rather than external.

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