Chapter 2. Design Objectives | Database Design for Mere Mortals: A Hands-On Guide to Relational Database Design

1:	Name the two main types of databases in use today.
2:	What type of data does an analytical database store?
3:	True or False: An operational database is used primarily in on-line transaction processing (OLTP) scenarios.
4:	What two data models were commonly used in the days before the relational database model?
5:	Describe a parent/child relationship.
6:	What is a set structure?
7:	Name one of the branches of mathematics on which the relational model is based.
8:	How does a relational database store data?
9:	Name the three types of relationships in a relational database.
10:	How do you retrieve data in a relational database?
11:	State two advantages of a relational database.
12:	What is a relational database management system?
13:	What is the premise behind the object-relational model?
14:	What is the purpose of a data warehouse?
15:	What is XML and why is it significant?

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