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Business English for IT l Topic: English for Database Administration (DBA) 3
Choose the correct response to complete each of the following sentences:
1. We need to make some major changes to the structure in order to __________________ ( = take
into account) the new data.
a) accent b) account for c) acclaim
2. By implementing the technique known as "normalization", database administrators can minimize
the risk of __________________ information. ( = having the same information appear more than
once)
a) decorating b) deprecating c) duplicating
3. I'll need to add these two __________________ of data together.
a) couples b) sets c) compounds
4. I programmed it so it __________________ out ( = eliminates) the data from the third column.
a) parses b) parts c) peers
5. Normalizing data is an __________________ ( = very important) part of making a database
perform optimally.
a) essential b) incensed c) accentual
6. We have to __________________ ( = transfer) all this data to the new database.
a) maneuver b) mobilize c) move
7. We have to pass this value to a SQL __________________.
a) statement b) static c) state
8. Get __________________ of ( = turn off) auto numbering for this column.
a) rid b) rat c) rate
9. Another way of saying to "move" data is to __________________ data.
a) migraine b) migrate c) immigrate
10. We have to change the structure = We have to make some __________________ changes
a) structured b) constructive c) structural
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Business English for IT l Topic: English for Database Administration (DBA) 3
ANSWERS:
1) b 2) c 3) b 4) a 5) a 6) c 7) a 8) a 9) b 10) c