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MASTER OF COMPUTER
APPLICATIONS (MCA) (REVISED)
Term-End Examination
June, 2023
MCS-023 : INTRODUCTION TO DATABASE
MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100


Weightage : 75%

Note : (i) Question No. 1 is compulsory.

(ii) Attempt any three questions from the


rest.

1. (a) Compare File Base System with Database


Management System. 5

(b) Why is data replication useful in


Distributed Database Management System
(DDBMS) ? Briefly discuss the terms
„Complete Replication‟ and „Selective
Replication‟. 5

P. T. O.
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(c) Briefly discuss the lost update problem

with the help of a suitable example. 5

(d) Justify the statement “BCNF is stronger

than 3NF”. Give suitable example in

support of your justification. 5

(e) What is Query Optimization ? Discuss the

role of relational algebra in Query

Optimization. 5

(f) What are integrity constraints ? Explain

the various types of integrity constraints. 5

(g) How do strong entities differ from weak

entities ? Discuss with the help of an

example. Briefly discuss the role of keys in

identification of entity type (i.e. weak and

strong). 5

(h) Discuss the role of Database

Administration. 5

2. (a) Differentiate between serial schedule and

serializable schedule. 5
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(b) Compare primary, secondary and


clustering indexes. Which of these indexes
are dense and which are not ? How is
implementation of clustering indexes
performed ? 10

(c) Explain log based recovery scheme with


the help of an example. 5

3. (a) What do you understand by the term


„Normalization‟ in DBMS ? Write
statement for second normal form (2NF),
and discuss the insert, delete and update
anomalies associated with 2NF. 10

(b) What do you understand by the term


„functional dependency‟ ? Explain the
following functional dependencies, with
suitable example for each : 10

(i) Full functional dependency

(ii) Partial functional dependency

(iii) Transitive functional dependency

(iv) Trivial functional dependency

P. T. O.
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4. (a) Compare shadow paging recovery scheme


with the log-based recovery scheme in
respect of ease of implementation and
overhead cost. 8

(b) Discuss different possible states of a


transaction with the help of a diagram. 7

(c) Discuss the utility of data replication and


data fragmentation in Distributed
Databases. 5

5. Write short notes on the following : 5×4=20

(a) Deadlock prevention protocols

(b) Precedence graph for serializability check

(c) 2-tier client/server model

(d) Integrity constraints and its types

MCS–023

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