Database Management System (DBMS) - 6

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Question In a two tier architecture, the software components are distributed over which two systems
Correct Answer Client , Server
Your Answer Client , Server

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Question Temporal constraints can be used to limit the value of a particular attribute to be in a range
Correct Answer False
Your Answer True

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Question Write the attributes of entity "book"
Correct Answer book_no , Book_name , Price
Your Answer book_no , Book_name , Price

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Question Set operators are as follows
Correct Answer MINUS , UNION , INTERSECT
Your Answer UNION , INTERSECT , MINUS

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Question Three levels of database service
Correct Answer External level , Conceptual level , Physical level
Your Answer External level , Conceptual level , Internal level

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Question Correct Answer Your Answer

Data model must know entities,relation,attributes database characteristics

shareability optimal data model's characteristics used in physical modeling

E-R model widely used conceptual model widely used conceptual model

Database design conversion into computer usable form must know entities,relation,attributes

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Question Codd developed E-R model
Correct Answer False
Your Answer False

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Question ________means data is protected from deletion and corruption, both while it resides within database
Correct Answer Data integrity
Your Answer Data integrity

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Question Write output of following example SELECT LOWER('JOHN') FROM DUAL;
Correct Answer john
Your Answer john

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Question The levels of abstraction of data are
Correct Answer Physical level , Logical level , View level
Your Answer Physical level , Logical level

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Question What operation is used to protect data from corruption and deletion .
Correct Answer Data integrity
Your Answer Data integrity

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Question ________is the process by which the user's access to physical data in the application is limited, based on his privileges.
Correct Answer Access control
Your Answer Access control

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Question An example of non-volatile storage is :
Correct Answer Magnetic Tapes
Your Answer Magnetic Tapes

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Question Security issues become more complex in which environment
Correct Answer Network
Your Answer Network

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Question Functions at the server end are
Correct Answer Query , Transaction
Your Answer Query , Transaction , Application Program

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Question In Database management system, protection includes against hardware and Software malfunctions and not against unauthorized access.
Correct Answer False
Your Answer False

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Question Attributes are classified as
Correct Answer Simple , Composite , Multivalued
Your Answer Simple , Composite , Multivalued

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Question What is UML models(E-R models entities)
Correct Answer Objects
Your Answer Objects

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Question Write command "to grant update authority on price column of catalogue to user "Smita"
Correct Answer GRANT UPDATE(PRICE) ON CATALOGUE TO SMITA
Your Answer GRANT UPDATE(PRICE) ON CATALOGUE TO SMITA

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Question In Database management system, protection includes against hardware and Software malfunctions and not against unauthorized access.
Correct Answer False
Your Answer False

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Question The functions of Database adminstrator are
Correct Answer Authorization for data access , Schema definition , Maintenance of Database
Your Answer Authorization for data access , Maintenance of Database

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Question What expresses the specific number of entity occurances associated with one occurance of related entity?
Correct Answer Cardinality
Your Answer Cardinality

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Question Write examples of dbms
Correct Answer Foxbase , foxpro
Your Answer Foxbase , foxpro

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Question ________is a process by which the user's privileges are ascertained
Correct Answer Authorisation
Your Answer Authorisation

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Question What operation is used to protect data from corruption and deletion .
Correct Answer Data integrity
Your Answer Data integrity

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Question What can be used to manage databases data integrity rule
Correct Answer Integrity constraints , Database triggers
Your Answer Integrity constraints , Database triggers

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Question The set of all entities of the same type called as
Correct Answer entity set
Your Answer entity set

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Question Enitity name is written in ________in E-R diagram
Correct Answer upper case
Your Answer upper case

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Question The first commercial RDBMS was ________from Relational Software Inc.
Correct Answer ORACLE
Your Answer ORACLE

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Question UML additionaly provide set of ________that can be invoked to compute values on the basis of attributes of the object
Correct Answer functions
Your Answer functions

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Question You cannot grant or revoke system privileges to users and roles.
Correct Answer False
Your Answer True

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Question Write SQL statement, which will show contents of table book, where 2nd character of bookname is 'm'
Correct Answer select * from book where bookname like '_m%'
Your Answer select * from book where bookname like '_m%'

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Question In________there is no security of data
Correct Answer DBMS
Your Answer DBMS

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Question File is collection of ________
Correct Answer records
Your Answer records

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Question The set of all relationships of the same type called as
Correct Answer Relationship set
Your Answer Relationship set

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Question ________are collection of instructions for manipulating data
Correct Answer program
Your Answer program

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Question Which of the following are valid SQL commands.
Correct Answer ALTER , UPDATE
Your Answer ALTER , UPDATE

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Question DDL stands for
Correct Answer Data definition language
Your Answer Data definition language

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Question A person who has control over system is called as
Correct Answer Database administrator
Your Answer Database administrator

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Question What are secured using authorisation and access control.
Correct Answer The intranet , local clients , opearators
Your Answer The intranet , local clients , opearators

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Question What is nothing but refined data
Correct Answer Information
Your Answer Information

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Question A database may include varieties of data that are interrelated in many ways.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True

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Question Which of the following are functions of DBA
Correct Answer Installing and upgrading the dbms , Enrolling users and maintaining security , contacting dbms vendor for technical support
Your Answer Installing and upgrading the dbms , Enrolling users and maintaining security , contacting dbms vendor for technical support

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Question SQL as a language is________of the way it is implemented internally.
Correct Answer independent
Your Answer independent

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Question Attributes are classified as
Correct Answer Simple , Composite , Multivalued
Your Answer Simple , Composite , Multivalued

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Question Correct Answer Your Answer

select * from
order by
Views all columns in sorting ording by specified column_name Views all columns in sorting ording by specified column_name

Select * from View all data from table. View all data from table.

select , from

Views 2 specified column from table Views 2 specified column from table

select * from where Views all column satisfying condition in where clause Views all column satisfying condition in where clause

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Question Each attribute is associted with set of values called as________
Correct Answer Domain
Your Answer Domain

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Question Specify any three string functions used in SQL
Correct Answer lower(char) , initcap(char) , upper(char)
Your Answer lower(char) , initcap(char) , upper(char)

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Question To enter new field city in the table 'branch_master' following command is used
Correct Answer alter table branch_master add(city varchar2(25))
Your Answer alter table branch_master add(city varchar2(25))

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Question Malfunctioning of the hardware, or bug in the database software or operating system is called as
Correct Answer System Crash
Your Answer System Crash

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Question ________are binary computer representations of stored logical entities
Correct Answer Data
Your Answer Data

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Question Advantages of Database Management System
Correct Answer Reduced redundancy , Sharing of data , Security
Your Answer Reduced redundancy , Sharing of data , Work Space required for execution and storage is less

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Question When two entities are associated then the relationship exists is called :
Correct Answer binary relationship
Your Answer binary relationship

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Question The SSL protocol developed by microsoft corporation, is an industry accepted standard for network transport layer security
Correct Answer False
Your Answer True

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Question Grant the SELECT authority on catalog table to user "Reema" with capability to grant those privileges to other users on catalog table
Correct Answer GRANT SELECT ON CATALOG TO REEMA WITH GRANT OPTION
Your Answer GRANT SELECT ON CATALOG TO REEMA WITH GRANT OPTION

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Question ________published the paper "Relational Model of Data for Large Shared Data Banks "
Correct Answer F.Codd
Your Answer F.Codd

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Question Entities are represented in ________in E-R diagram
Correct Answer Rectangular box
Your Answer Rectangular box

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Question ________means data is protected from deletion and corruption, both while it resides within database
Correct Answer Data integrity
Your Answer Data integrity

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Question Correct Answer Your Answer

Data files Stores the database itself Stores the database itself

Person who design and implement Database management system modules Database Management system designers and implementers Database Management system designers and implementers

Person who design and implement tools Tool developers Tool developers

Person responsible for running and maintenance of Hardware and Software in a Database Operators and maintenance personal Operators and maintenance personal

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Question Encryption alone is sufficient to secure the data.
Correct Answer False
Your Answer False

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Question Write command "to grant update authority on price column of catalogue to user "Smita"
Correct Answer GRANT UPDATE(PRICE) ON CATALOGUE TO SMITA
Your Answer GRANT UPDATE(PRICE) ON CATALOGUE TO SMITA

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Question ________provides a graphical means of modeling various components of software system
Correct Answer UML
Your Answer UML

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Question ________regulates all user access to named objects through privileges
Correct Answer Discretionary access control
Your Answer Discretionary access control

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Question What is many-to-one relationship between two sets of attributes of a given relation
Correct Answer Functional dependency
Your Answer Functional dependency

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Question physical design is tailored to a specific DBMS system
Correct Answer True
Your Answer False

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Question A relational model relates records by the value that they contain.
Correct Answer True
Your Answer True