1. What is a data structure?
2. What are 5 major characteristics of web-based design? Briefly explain each of them.
3. What is an ERD (Entity Relationship Diagram) and explain how it is used. Include definitions for the
following in your answer: Cardinality, Primary Key <PK>, Foreign Key <FK>.
4. What is data warehousing and data mining?
5. When a database is in 3NF, what does that mean?
6. How are permissions used to control access to data in a database? Include an explanation of
subschema in your answer.
7. Explain what the Y2K issue was that many companies and organizations faced in the year 2000. What
needed to be corrected in software programs to avoid potential problems and errors when we rolled
over from December 31, 1999 to January 1, 2000?
8. A code is a set of letters or numbers that represent a data item. Codes are encountered frequently in
every day life. Examples: your social security number, VIN for your car, part numbers, course codes,
employee numbers, abbreviation codes... the list goes on and on. List the 10 Code Design suggestions
discussed in the text.
9. Name 3 strategies you can use if you get nervous during a presentation.
10. Why is practice so important when preparing a presentation? Provide a specific example from your
own experience where practice proved to be a benefit when you were making a presentation.
11. Many articles stress the importance of body language. Think of at least 2 examples where you
noticed a person's body language and briefly explain them. Did the body language relate to something
the person was trying to communicate or something they were trying not to communicate?