Client Server Database MCQ Quiz PDF
1. Massively parallel processing (MPP) systems require a complete copy of the
operating system to be resident in each dedicated memory.
1. True
2. False
Answer: True
2. A database server is responsible for which of the following?
1. Data presentation logic
2. Data processing logic
3. Database storage
4. All of the above
Answer: Database storage
3. Which of the following statements is true about symmetric multiprocessing?
1. Useful for situations where data must remain in memory to process
2. A single copy of the operating system resides in each processor
3. Bottlenecks increase with uniprocessor systems because tasks are not shared
4. The problems of memory contention are unlikely
Answer: Useful for situations where data must remain in memory to process
4. A server cannot serve on which of the following levels?
1. Business Layer
2. Database Layer
3. Client Layer
4. All of the above
Answer: Client Layer
5. The three different application logic components are which of the following?
1. Presentation, Client, and Processing
2. Presentation, Processing, and Storage
3. Presentation, Processing, and Network
4. Presentation, Client, and Storage
Answer: Presentation, Processing, and Storage
6. Three-tier architecture includes which of the following?
1. Two client layers and one server layer
2. A client layer and two server layers
3. Three server layers
4. Three client layers
Answer: A client layer and two server layers
7. Which of the following is true concerning the mainframe?
1. Requires someone to decide which code should be on the workstation or the server
2. It is the same thing as client/server
3. Mission-critical systems have tended to remain there
4. All of the above
Answer: Mission-critical systems have tended to remain there
8. Which of the following items are not necessary for client/server?
1. Understand the requirements
2. Determine network bandwidth capabilities
3. Assure that tools will connect with middleware
4. Include the use of a file server
Answer: Include the use of a file server
9. An application program interface (API) is which of the following?
1. Middleware that does not provide access to a database
2. The same thing as ODBC
3. Middleware that provides access to a database
4. The same thing as JDBC
Answer: Middleware that provides access to a database
10. Which of the following statements is a true statement concerning the open database
connectivity standard (ODBC)?
1. Requires certain criteria to be met in order to establish an ODBC connection
2. Each vendor desiring to be ODBC-complaint provides an ODBC driver
3. Provides a programming interface that provides a common language for application
programs to access and process SQL databases independent of the RDBMS accessed
4. All of the above
Answer: All of the above
11. Client/server security includes which of the following?
1. Change control security
2. Physical security
3. Measures taken to secure all systems
4. All of the above
Answer: All of the above
12. Which of the following is true concerning QBE?
1. QBE cannot be used for client/server systems
2. QBE does not give the programmer a visual programming environment
3. An official standard has been defined for QBE
4. Complete applications can be written using QBE
Answer: Complete applications can be written using QBE
13. A benefit of the three-tier architecture is which of the following?
1. Performance improves for compiled SQL statements
2. Results in a thinner client and database server
3. New modules can be built to support specific business needs
4. All of the above
Answer: New modules can be built to support specific business needs
14. Stored procedures have which of the following advantages?
1. Network traffic increases
2. Data integrity improves as multiple applications access the same stored procedure
3. It takes a longer time to write them as compared to writing Visual Basic
4. Result in thicker client and thinner database server
Answer: Data integrity improves as multiple applications access the same stored
procedure
15. A characteristic of a file server is which of the following?
1. Manages file operations and is limited to one PC
2. Acts as a fat client and is shared on a network
3. Acts as a fat client and is limited to one PC
4. Manages file operations and is shared on a network
Answer: Manages file operations and is shared on a network
16. Activities of a DBMS occur in the processing component logic
1. False
2. True
Answer: False
17. Which of the following statements is true concerning JDBC?
1. It is similar in concept to ODBC
2. It is useful for all object-oriented languages
3. It is language independent
4. It consists of three main layers
Answer: It is similar in concept to ODBC
18. The presentation logic component is responsible for formatting and presenting data
on the user's screen or other output device, and for managing user input from a
keyboard or other input device.
1. False
2. True
Answer: True
19. Symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) architectures are useful for situations where data
must remain in memory during processing to achieve the desired performance level.
1. False
2. True
Answer: True
20. ODBC requires the specific driver________
1. False
2. True
Answer: True
21. The Windows operating system and Windows applications are event driven.
1. False
2. True
Answer: True
22. Query-by-Example (QBE) is the most widely available direct-manipulation database
query language.
1. False
2. True
Answer: True
23. With an asynchronous system, the requesting system waits for a response in real
time.
1. False
2. True
Answer: False
24. A fat client is a PC configured for handling user interfaces and some application
processing, usually with no or limited local data storage.
1. False
2. True
Answer: False
25. Client/server environments use a local area network (LAN) to support a network of
personal computers, each with its own storage, that are also able to share common
devices and software attached to the LAN.
1. False
2. True
Answer: True
26. The database server is responsible for database storage, access, and processing.
1. True
2. False
Answer: True
27. The first client/server architectures developed were file servers.
1. False
2. True
Answer: True
28. Centralized systems are more susceptible to security threats than client/server
architectures.
1. False
2. True
Answer: False
29. Data processing logic includes such activities as data validation and identification of
processing errors.
1. False
2. True
Answer: True
30. Writing stored procedures takes less time than using Visual Basic or PowerBuilder
to create an application.
1. False
2. True
Answer: False
