Database Design for Mere Mortals™: A Hands-On Guide to Relational Database Design, Second Edition

Chapter 6

1. The goals of analyzing the current database are to determine the following:

   a. What types of data the organization uses

   b. How the organization uses its data

   c. How the organization manages and maintains its data

2. False. You should not adopt the current database structure as the basis for the new structure.

3. A legacy database is a database that has been in existence and in use for five years or more.

4. The analysis process incorporates these three steps:

   a. Reviewing the way data is collected

   b. Reviewing the manner in which information is presented

   c. Conducting interviews with users and management

5. The types of computer software programs you should review during the analysis include word processors, spreadsheets, databases, and ...