1. The following are components of a database except ________ .
A. user data
B. metadata
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2. Which of the following products was the first to implement true relational algebra
in a PC DBMS?
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C.
dBase-II
D.R:base
[Link] different classes of relations created by the technique for preventing
modification anomalies are called:
[Link] forms
B.
referential integrity constraints.
[Link] dependencies.
D.
None of the above is correct.
4. A relation is in this form if it is in BCNF and has no multivalued dependencies:
[Link] normal form.
B.
[Link] normal form.
third normal form.
D.
domain/key normal form.
5. Row is synonymous with the term:
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D.
field.
6. The primary key is selected from the:
[Link] keys.
foreign keys.
B. determinants.
C. candidate keys.
D.
7. Which of the following is a group of one or more attributes that uniquely identifies
a row?
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B.
Determinant
C.
Tuple
D.
Relation
8. A relation is considered a:
[Link]. [Link]-dimensional table.
[Link]-dimensional table.
[Link]-dimensional table.
[Link] the relational model, relationships between relations or tables are created by
using:
[Link] keys.
D.
foreign keys.
B.
determinants.
C.
candidate keys.
10. A functional dependency is a relationship between or among:
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B.
rows.
C.
relations.
D.
attributes.
11. For some relations, changing the data can have undesirable consequences
called:
[Link] integrity constraints.
B.
[Link] forms.
modification anomalies.
D.
transitive dependencies.
[Link] attribute is a(n):
[Link] of a table.
B.
a table.
D. key of a table.
two dimensional table.
C.
row of
13. A key:
[Link] always be composed of two or more columns.
column.
[Link] only be one
[Link] a row.
column.
D.
identifies a
14. A recursive relationship is a relationship between an entity and ________ .
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B.a subtype entity
an instance entity
C.
an archetype entity
D.
15. Properties that describe the characteristics of entities are called:
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relationships.
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D.
16. Which of the following is NOT a basic element of all versions of the E-R model?
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keys
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C.
Relationships
D. Primary
17. Which of the following is NOT a type of SQL constraint?
[Link] KEY
UNIQUE
[Link] KEY
C.
ALTERNATE KEY
D.
18. What is an SQL virtual table that is constructed from other tables?
[Link] another table
results
B.A view
C.
A relation
D.
Query
19. What SQL structure is used to limit column values of a table?
[Link] LIMIT constraint
D.
None
[Link] CHECK constraint
[Link] VALUE constraint
20. A transaction for which all committed changes are permanent is called:
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D.
durable.
21. Which of the following locks the item from change but not from read?
[Link] lock
lock
[Link] lock
C.
Exclusive lock
D. Shared
22. A transaction in which either all of the database actions occur or none of them
do is called:
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B.
consistent.
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23. An oval represents which of the following in an EER?
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C.
Optional One
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24. A rectangle represents which of the following in an EER?
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[Link] One
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25. Which one of the following symbols is not used in an ERD?
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C.
Diamond
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26. The SQL WHERE clause:
[Link] the column data that are returned.
returned.
B.
[Link] A and B are correct.
D.
limits the row data are
Neither A nor B are correct.
27. To remove duplicate rows from the results of an SQL SELECT statement, the ________ qualifier
specified must be included.
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C. DISTINCT
D.
SINGLE
28. SQL is:
A.a programming language.
D.
a DBMS.
[Link] operating system.
C.a data sublanguage.
29. If a table has been normalized so that all determinants are candidate keys, then
that table is in:
A.1NF.
B.2NF.
C.
3NF.
D.
BCNF.
30. Which of the following is one of the basic approaches for joining tables?
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B.
Union Join
C. Natural join
D. All
31. What is the language used by most of the DBMSs for helping their users to
access data?
[Link] level language
D.
4GL
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B.
Query language
C.
SQL
32. In SQL, which command is used to make permanent changes made by
statements issue since the beginning of a transaction?
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B.
PACK
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D.
SAVE
33. The data dictionary tells the DBMS
[Link] files are in the database
data
B.
what attribute are possessed by the
[Link] these files contain
D.
All
34. A database management system
[Link] simultaneous access to multiple files
record management system
B.
can do more than a
[Link] a collection of programs for managing data in a single file
(a) and (b)
D.
both
35. Which command is used to remove a table from the database in SQL?
[Link] TABLE
[Link] TABLE
[Link] TABLE
36. The highest level in the hierarchy of data organization is called
[Link] bank
B.
database
C. data file
D.
data record
37. In SQL, which command is used to add a column/integrity constraint to a table
[Link] COLUMN
B.
ALTER TABLE
INSERT COLUMN
C.
MODIFY TABLE
D.
38. n a relational schema, each tuple is divided into fields called
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B. Domains
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D.
All of the above
39. The language used in application programs to request data from the DBMS is
referred to as the
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B. DDL
C.
query language
D. All of the above
40. An audit trail
[Link] used to make back-up copies
operations performed on a file
[Link] be used to restore lost information
[Link] the recorded history of
[Link] of the above
41. Which of the following is not characteristic of a relational database model?
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B.
treelike structure
[Link] logical relationships
[Link] can be joined if :
[Link] have a row in common
common
[Link] have a field in
[Link] have no records with the same value in the common field
(b) and (c)
D.
both
43. A data dictionary is a special file that contains
[Link] names of all fields in all files
files
[Link] data types of all fields in all
[Link] widths of all fields in all files
[Link] of the above
44. A logical schema
[Link] the entire database
B.
information into accessible parts
is a standard way of organizing
[Link] how data is actually stored on disk
D. All of the above
45. Queries to a database
[Link] written in English
COUNT
[Link] (a) and (b)
B. can use aggregate functions like SUM and
D.
All of the above
46. Database management systems are intended to:
[Link] data redundancy
records in different files
[Link] file access
the above
B.
D.
establish relationships among
maintain data integrity
E.
All of
