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English for Database Administration (DBA) 4

An exercise covering IT and database terminology for ESL professionals. The expressions here appear in technical specifications, database design discussions, and data management communications.



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Choose the correct response to complete each sentence.



1. I'm responsible for __________________ which data fields will be used.
2. Make sure that your field names are unique and __________________.
3. Your field names are too vague - they need to be more __________________.
4. The __________________ (meaning: first/original) value was 0.
5. A SQL statement can be used to __________________ (meaning: get information from) a database.
6. Do you know how to __________________ (meaning: divide) a field into multiple fields?
7. Would you like to update all records or only those that meet a specified ____________________?
8. It might not be the __________________ (meaning: normal, accepted) way of doing things, but it works.
9. The symbol '>' usually means ____________________.
10. Many databases are made up of __________________ (which are vertical) and rows (which are horizontal).
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📚 Important Words to Know
API (Application Programming Interface) — a set of rules allowing different software applications to communicate and share data with each other
cloud computing — the delivery of computing services including storage, servers, and software over the internet on demand
agile methodology — a project management approach based on iterative development, collaboration, and flexibility to change
DevOps — a set of practices combining software development and IT operations to shorten development cycles and improve reliability
cybersecurity — the practice of protecting computer systems, networks, and data from digital attacks and unauthorized access
bandwidth — the maximum rate of data transfer across a network, typically measured in megabits per second
latency — the delay between a user's action and the corresponding response from a system or network
scalability — the ability of a system or network to handle an increasing amount of work or expand its capacity
firewall — a network security system that monitors and controls incoming and outgoing traffic based on defined rules
encryption — the process of encoding data so that only authorized parties can read it


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