Askari Institute Of Technology, Rawat, Islamabad

Send-Up Exam Session 2022- 2023

Relational DataBase Management System 2nd Year

Total Marks=100. CIT-263

SECTION –l

Choose the correct option from below:

(1x20= 20)

I. What is the full form of DBMS?

a) Data of Binary Management System (b) Database Management System
II. What is a database?
a) Organized collection of information that cannot be accessed, updated,
and managed
b) Organized collection of data or information that can be accessed,
updated, and managed
III. Which type of data can be stored in the database?
a) Image oriented data (b) Text, files containing data (c) All of the above
IV. Which of the following is not an example of DBMS?
a) MySQL b) Microsoft Acess c) IBM DB2 d) Google
V. What is information about data called?
a) Hyper data (b) Tera data (c) Meta data (d) Relations
VI. Which command is used to remove a relation from an SQL?
a) Drop table (b) Delete (c) Purge (d) Remove
VII. Which of the following command is correct to delete the values in the
relation teaches?
(a) Delete from teaches where Id =’Null’; (b) Drop table teaches;
 VIII. Which of the following establishes a top-to-bottom relationship among the
items?
a) Relational schema (b) Hierarchical schema
IX. Which of the following is abbreviation of SQL?
a).Structured Query Language b).Shortcut Query Language
X. The "ROW" of Database Table is called:
a). Record b).Field c). Both a and b d).None of these
XI. How many level of "Normalization" of database table?
a). 1 b). 2 c).3 d).4
XII. Which "KEY" we use to identify Record in database table
a). primary b). secondary c).foreign d).none of these
XIII. The term _______ is used to refer to a row.
a) Attribute b) Tuple c) Field d) Instance
XIV. For each attribute of a relation, there is a set of permitted values, called the
________ of that attribute.
a) Domain b) Relation c) Set d) Schema
XV. Which one of the following attribute can be taken as a primary key?
a) Name b) Street c) Id d) Department
XVI. A function that has no partial functional dependencies is in _______ form :
a) 3NF b)2N c)4NF d)BCNF
XVII. Every Boyce-Codd normal form is in
First normal form b) Second normal form c)Third normal form
XVIII. A relational database consists of a collection of
a) Tables b) Fields c) Records d) Keys
XIX. The "Column" of Database Table is called:
a).Record b)Field c)Both a and b d). None of these
XX. Most commercially used Database system
a).windows b).Oracle c).linuxI d).nformix
 SECTION -ll

2. Attempt any Twenty five (25) of the following short questions:

(25 x 2 = 50)

i. What is data and information? Give example.

ii. What is metadata? Give example.
iii. Define Database?
iv. What is DBMS?
v. What is redundancy and inconsistency in database? Give example
vi. Briefly explain naming convention?
vii. What do you know about ACID Properties in DBMS.
viii. Briefly explain field, record and file.
ix. Write down the names of different types of database users.
x. Briefly explain legacy DB system?
xi. What do you know about file processing system?
xii. Write down the advantages and disadvantages of file processing system.
xiii. What is database model?
xiv. What is hierarchical database model?
xv. What is network database model?
xvi. What is relational database model?
xvii. What is the difference between network database model and hierarchical
database model?
xviii. What is semantic data model? Give example.
xix. Write down the advantages and disadvantages of database management
system.
xx. What do you know about logical view of data?
xxi. What is entity? Give example.
xxii. What is attribute? Write down the names of types of attributes
 xxiii. What is database table? Give example.
xxiv. Write down the properties of database table.
xxv. What is relational set operators? Write their names.
xxvi. What is relational data integrity?
xxvii. What is entity integrity?
xxviii. What is domain integrity?
xxix. What is referential integrity?
xxx. What is database anomalies? Write down types of database anomalies.
xxxi. What is normalization?
xxxii. What is the purpose of normalization?
xxxiii. What is functional dependency? Give example.
xxxiv. What is full functional dependency? Give example.
xxxv. What is Partial dependency? Give example.
xxxvi. What is transitive dependency? Give example.
xxxvii. What is boyce-codd normal form? Give example.

SECTION -lll

Attempt any Three (3) of the following

Long questions: (3 x 10 = 30)

1) Explain components of database system.

2) Explain advantages and disadvantages of file processing system.
3) Explain advantages and disadvantages of database management system.
4) What is database keys? Explain its types.
5) Explain 1NF, 2NF, 3NF in detail.