The First Step in Database Design Is Defining a _____

question 29

Multiple Choice

The first step in database design is defining a _____, which determines how data is created, represented, organized, and maintained.

• A)data warehouse
• B)data mart
• C)data dictionary
• D)data model

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Definitions:

Normative Statement

An assertion that expresses a value judgment or opinion about what ought to be, rather than what is empirically verifiable.

Post Hoc

A logical fallacy that assumes a cause-and-effect relationship simply because one event follows another in time.

Causality

The relationship between cause and effect, where one event (the cause) leads to the outcome of another event (the effect).

Economics in Practice

The application of economic theories and principles to real-world scenarios and the analysis of economic behaviors and events.