Practice - Data, Metadata, and Schema
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Practice Questions
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Define data in the context of a database.
💡 Hint: Think about what type of information you encounter in a database.
What is metadata?
💡 Hint: Consider how we describe tables and their contents.
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Interactive Quizzes
Quick quizzes to reinforce your learning
What is data?
💡 Hint: Think about what data you interact with in a database.
Metadata describes which of the following?
💡 Hint: Remember the definition of metadata.
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Challenge Problems
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Given a dataset for a university, design a schema detailing how you would structure tables for Students, Courses, and Enrollments. Discuss relationships.
💡 Hint: Consider how many tables you need and how they interconnect.
Explain how changing the metadata could affect data retrieval speed and accuracy. Provide examples.
💡 Hint: Reflect on the implications of well-structured versus poorly structured metadata.
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