Which of the following is a control over database
administration activities?
A. A database checkpoint to restart processing after a
system failure
B. Database compression to reduce unused space
C. Supervisory review of access logs
D. Backup and recovery procedures to ensure database
availability
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Answer: C
To ensure management approval of database administration
activities and to exercise control over the use of database
tools, there should be a supervisory review of access logs.
Database administration activities include among others,
database checkpoints, database compression techniques, and
data backup and recovery procedures established and
implemented to ensure database availability.
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