LIST OF

ATTEMPTED
QUESTIONS
AND
ANSWERS
   
 True/False
  Question   Codd developed E-R model

  Correct False
Answer  
  Your Answer   False

 
 Multiple Choice Multiple Answer
  Question   To be able to successfully design and maintain
databases we have to do following
  Correct Identify relationship between objects , Identify worlds
Answer   data is of interest to us , Data dictionary
  Your Answer   Identify worlds data is of interest to us , Data dictionary ,
Identify relationship between objects
 
 True/False
  Question   Database is widely used in banking

  Correct True
Answer  
  Your Answer   True

 
 Select The Blank
  Question   Entities are represented in ________in E-R diagram

  Correct Rectangular box

Answer  
  Your Answer   Rectangular box

 
 Select The Blank
  Question   ________is protection of database against intentional
and unintentional threats that may be computer-based or
non-computer-based
  Correct Security
Answer  
  Your Answer   Security

 
 Multiple Choice Single Answer
  Question   Write output of following example SELECT
SUBSTR('SECURE',3,4) FROM DUAL
  Correct CURE
Answer  
  Your Answer   CURE

 
 Multiple Choice Multiple Answer
  Question   Information must be analysed with regard to following
criteria in requirement analysis
  Correct correctness , consistency , completeness
Answer  
  Your Answer   consistency , completeness

 
 Select The Blank
  Question   Data types CHARACTER AND CHARACTER VARYING
are known collectively as ________
  Correct Character string data types
Answer  
  Your Answer   Character string data types

 
 True/False
  Question   A fully developed data model includes domains for each
attribute in the E-R model.
  Correct True
Answer  
  Your Answer   True

 
 Select The Blank
  Question   A________ mechanism that can be used to provide
authorization
  Correct role
Answer  
  Your Answer   Privilege

 
 Multiple Choice Multiple Answer
  Question   Reasons of creation of views

  Correct When data security is required , When data redundancy

Answer   is to be kept to minimum.
  Your Answer   When data security is required , When data redundancy
is to be kept to minimum. , When sharing of data is
required
 
 Multiple Choice Single Answer
  Question   A class diagram is similar to

  Correct E-R diagram

Answer  
  Your Answer   E-R diagram

 
 True/False
  Question   The most widely used conceptual model is entity
relationship model
  Correct True
Answer  
  Your Answer   True

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

 
 Match The Following
Question Correct Answer Your Answer

select * from
order by
Views all Views all
columns in columns in
sorting ording sorting ording
by specified by specified
column_name column_name
Select * from View all data from View all data from table.
table.
select , from  

Views 2 Updates
specified records
column which
from table satisfy
condition
select * from where Views all column Views all column
satisfying condition in satisfying condition in
where clause where clause
 
 Multiple Choice Multiple Answer
  Question   Some clauses of GRANT command are as
follows
  Correct Answer   ALL , ON , PUBLIC

  Your Answer   ALL , ON , PUBLIC

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

  Your Answer   True

 
 Multiple Choice Single Answer
  Question   Immediate database modification uses :

  Correct Answer   Old Value & New Value

  Your Answer   Old Value & New Value

 
 Multiple Choice Multiple Answer
  Question   Major difficulties in referring to the log is :

  Correct Answer   Time Consuming , Redoing transactions which

have already written their updates to the
database
  Your Answer   Time Consuming , Heavy cost

 
 Match The Following
Question Correct Answer Your Answer

E-R diagram Similar to class Similar to class diagram

diagram
Use case Interaction between Interaction between
users and system users and system
Activity diagrams Flow of tasks between Flow of tasks between
components components
Implementation System components System components
diagram and their connection and their connection
 
 True/False
  Question   A program is a collections of instructions for
manipulating data
  Correct Answer   True

  Your Answer   True

 
 Multiple Choice Multiple Answer
  Question   Block movements between disk and main
memory are initiated through 2 operations
namely:
  Correct Answer   Input , Output

  Your Answer   Input , Output

  
 Select The Blank
  Question   Diagrammatic representation in data modeling is
________to represent a model in diagrammatic
notation
  Correct Answer   capability

  Your Answer   capability

 
 Select The Blank
  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

 
 Multiple Choice Single Answer
  Question   Degree of relationship indicates no of associated
-
  Correct Answer   Entities

  Your Answer   Entities

 
 Multiple Choice Single Answer
  Question   State the language which performes the task of
assigning privilege so that the users are eligible
to access certain objects of the database
  Correct Answer   Data Control Language

  Your Answer   Data Control Language

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

  Your Answer   F.Codd

 
 True/False
  Question   Internal schema means how and where data are
organized in physical data storage
  Correct Answer   True

  Your Answer   True

  
 Multiple Choice Single Answer
  Question   In three tier architecture, the layer which
provides user interface and interacts with the
user is :
  Correct Answer   Presentation layer

  Your Answer   Presentation layer

 
 Multiple Choice Single Answer
  Question   In an Entity relationship diagram what does a
diamond represent?
  Correct Answer   Relationship among the entity set

  Your Answer   Relationship among the entity set

 
 Multiple Choice Multiple Answer
  Question   Three levels of database service

  Correct Answer   External level , Conceptual level , Physical level

  Your Answer   External level , Conceptual level , Physical level

 
 Multiple Choice Single Answer
  Question   Data of the table can be viewed in sorted order
by using following clause in select command.
  Correct Answer   ORDER BY

  Your Answer   ORDER BY

 
 True/False
  Question   If attribute is multi-valued then single lines are
used
  Correct Answer   False

  Your Answer   True

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

  Your Answer   Data integrity

 
 Multiple Choice Multiple Answer
  Question   Functions at the server end are

  Correct Answer   Query , Transaction

  Your Answer   Query , Transaction , Application Program

 
 Multiple Choice Single Answer
  Question   When an attribute composed of multiple
components, each with an independent
existence is called as
  Correct Answer   composite attribute

  Your Answer   single attribute

 
 Multiple Choice Single Answer
  Question   A graphical user interface typically displays a
schema to the user in which form?
  Correct Answer   Diagramatic form

  Your Answer   Report form

 
 Multiple Choice Multiple Answer
  Question   Following are properties of roles allowed for
easier privilege management
  Correct Answer   Reduced privilege administration , Dynamic
privilege administration , application awareness
  Your Answer   Reduced privilege administration , Dynamic
privilege administration , application awareness
 
 True/False
  Question   The database is partitioned into some number of
fixed length block called as pages.
  Correct Answer   True

  Your Answer   False

 
 Multiple Choice Single Answer
  Question   Write sql statement, which will show contents of
table book, where last character of bookname is
'm'
  Correct Answer   select * from book where bookname like '%m'

  Your Answer   select * from book where bookname like '%m'

 
 Multiple Choice Multiple Answer
  Question   Some clauses of Revoke command are as
follows
  Correct Answer   FROM , ON

  Your Answer   FROM

 
 Select The Blank
  Question   The Crow's tool model was developed
by________
  Correct Answer   C. W. Bachman

  Your Answer   D. Reiner

 
 True/False
  Question   To update city_name to bombay following
command is used. UPDATE EMP_TABLE SET
CITY='BOMBAY';
  Correct Answer   True

  Your Answer   False

 
 Multiple Choice Multiple Answer
  Question   ERD captures

  Correct Answer   Entity type , Attributes , Relationship between

entities
  Your Answer   Entity type , Attributes , Relationship between
entities
 
 Select The Blank
  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

 
 Multiple Choice Multiple Answer
  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
  
 Select The Blank
  Question   Based on the SEQUEL/2 or SQL IBM developed
another system called________
  Correct Answer   System R

  Your Answer   System R