Английский для пользователей компьютеров. Ч.2. Белобородова М.Л - 28 стр.

transaction log



EXERCISES
1. Match the following words with their synonyms marked in the text with bold
   type:
   complicated, non-availability, completing, versatile, in use, unified, related,
surplus, tiresome, specifying, connected, limited, make away with, entry, built,
support, viewpoint, supervising, essential, connected.

2. Match each of the following terms to the phrase that is the most closely
   related:

1. hierarchical database model, 2. record, 3. database administrator, 4.
schema, 5. transaction log, 6. database, 7. data redundancy, 8. data
dictionary, 9. database management system, 10. network database model, 11.
one-to-many relationship, 12. physical database design, 13. data
independence, 14. relational database model, 15. file management system
     a. Organization of a database in its entirety.
     b. Major limitation of file management systems.
     c. Contains all the information about elements of data stored in a
        database
     d. In this database model, each record can have more than one parent.
     e. Record of all activity that has affected a database during a period of
        time
     f. Hierarchical database model.
     g. Using this approach means that applications software programs can
        access data from only a single file at a time.
     h. Specifies exactly how data will be arranged and stored on a storage
        device for use by the DBMS.
     i. Collection of related files.
     j. A major advantage to using a database management system.
     k. This person or group coordinates all related activities to control a
        database in an organization.
     l. Group of related fields.
     m. This model is composed of parent and child records (one parent to
        more than one child).
     n. Software tool that facilitates the creation and maintenance of
        databases.