DBMS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1.1. In the relational model, cardinality is termed as:
A. A number of tuples.
[Link] calculus is a:
A. Non-Procedural language.
[Link] view of total database content is
[Link] view
[Link] product in relational algebra is
A.a Binary operator.
[Link] is provided for
[Link] & processing of the database.
7.‘AS’ clause is used in SQL for
[Link] operation.
[Link] stands for
[Link] Database Connectivity.
[Link] of the database can be viewed as
[Link] levels.
[Link] a relational model, relations are termed as
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[Link] database schema is written in
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[Link] the architecture of a database system external level is the
[Link] level.
[Link] Hierarchical model records are organised as
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[Link] an E-R diagram attributes are represented by
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[Link] case of entity integrity, the primary key maybe
[Link] Null
[Link] language used in application programs to request data from the DBMS is referred to as the
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17.A logical schema
[Link] the entire database.
[Link] fields in a database are grouped to form a
[Link] record.
[Link] language which has recently become the defacto standard for interfacing application
programs with relational database system
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[Link] way a particular application views the data from the database that the application uses is a
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[Link] an E-R diagram an entity set is represented by a
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22.A report generator is used to
[Link] files on paper.
[Link] DBMS language component which can be embedded in a program is
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24.A relational database developer refers to a record as
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[Link] design
[Link] modelling independent of the DBMS.
25,A subschema expresses
[Link] external view.
[Link] function in SQL returns the
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[Link] advantage of the database management approach is
[Link] is integrated and can be accessed by multiple programs.
28.A DBMS query language is designed to
[Link] end-users who use English-like commands.
B. support in the development of complex applications software.
C. specify the structure of a data
[Link] is possible to define a schema completely using
[Link] and DML
[Link] method of access which uses key transformation is known as
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[Link] statement in SQL which allows changing the definition of a table is
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32.E-R model uses this symbol to represent a weak entity set?
[Link] outlined rectangle
[Link] concept is used in:
[Link] Model
[Link] Algebra is
[Link] Query Language
[Link] to represent the relationship between tables is called
[Link] Key
36._______ produces the relation that has attributes of R1 and R2
[Link] product
[Link] of the following are the properties of entities?
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[Link] is better to use files than a DBMS when there are
[Link] users wish to access the data.
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[Link] conceptual model is
[Link] of both hardware and software.
[Link] is a relationship called when it is maintained between two entities?
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[Link] of the following operation is used if we are interested in only certain columns of a table?
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[Link] of the following is a valid SQL type?
Ans:A. CHARACTER
B. NUMERIC
C. FLOAT
[Link] RDBMS terminology for a row is
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[Link] full form of DDL is
[Link] Definition Language
[Link] of the following is an advantage of view?
Ans:A. Data security
B. Derived columns
C. Hiding of complex queries
[Link] of the following is a legal expression in SQL?
[Link] NAME FROM EMPLOYEE;
[Link] users who use the easy-to-use menu are called
[Link]ïve users.
[Link] database level is closest to the users?
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49.A set of possible data values is called
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[Link] of the operations constitute a basic set of operations for manipulating relational data?
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[Link] algebra
[Link] of the following is another name for the weak entity?
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[Link] of the following database object does not physically exist?
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