Topic: English for Database Administration (DBA) 3

An exercise to help you learn & practice the most up-to-date IT (information technology)-related words and expressions. This exercise is on database administration terminology. Choose the best response to complete each of the sentences below.

1. We need to make some major changes to the structure in order to __________________ ( = take into account) the new data.
  accent
  account for
  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)
  decorating
  deprecating
  duplicating

3. I'll need to add these two __________________ of data together.
  couples
  sets
  compounds

4. I programmed it so it __________________ out ( = eliminates) the data from the third column.
  parses
  parts
  peers

5. Normalizing data is an __________________ ( = very important) part of making a database perform optimally.
  essential
  incensed
  accentual

6. We have to __________________ ( = transfer) all this data to the new database.
  maneuver
  mobilize
  move

7. We have to pass this value to a SQL __________________.
  statement
  static
  state

8. Get __________________ of ( = turn off) auto numbering for this column.
  rid
  rat
  rate

9. Another way of saying to "move" data is to __________________ data.
  migraine
  migrate
  immigrate

10. We have to change the structure. = We have to make some __________________ changes.
  structured
  constructive
  structural


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