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UNIT-6 - Dbms unit 6
database management system (Savitribai Phule Pune University)
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Descriptive Questions
Academic Year : 2023-24 Semester : I
Class : Third Year
Subject : DBMS
Course Coordinators: Dr. K.S. Thakre
Unit-6 Advances in Databases
Sr.
Question BL Marks
No.
1 Discuss the features of active database BL2 3
2 Summarize active database BL3 3
3 Make use of any application of deductive database BL3 4
4 Point out two main types of specifications of DDB BL4 4
5 How to make use of Main memory database BL3 4
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6 BL4 4
Differentiate between an in-memory database and simply storing data
in shared memory segments?
7 Describe the use of semantic database BL2 2
8 Differentiate between structured and unstructured data BL4 4
9 What is JSON? Explain. BL4 3
10 Explain how to transform JSON text to a JavaScript object BL2 4
11 Describe are the uses of XML BL2 2
12 Describe in detail features of Semi-Structured Data Models BL2 4
13 List Different emerging databases BL1 2
14 Select correct option BL2 2
Is XML View Technology useful in the following situations?
a) Your application needs system catalog views to administer your
XML data and XML schema
b) Indexing Capabilities
c) You want to bulk load XML data and decompose them into the
underlying tables by using the XML view
d) None of the Mentioned
Answer: C
15 Experiment XML DOM Parser BL3 3
16 How can you apply a DTD to an XML document? BL3 4
17 Differentiate object oriented model with ER model BL4 4
18 Categorize 2 types of spatial data BL4 4
19 Consider the SQL query select *from employee, department where BL6 6
employee.dept_id = department.dept_id. Design evaluation plan
would a query optimizer likely choose to get the least estimated cost?
20 Consider the schema R(a,b), S(b,c), T(b,d), U(b,e).(a) For the BL3 4
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following SQL query, Apply two equivalent logical plans in relational
algebra such that oneis likely to be more efficient than the other.
Indicate which one is likely to be more efficient.Explain.SELECT
R.aFROM R, S WHERE R.b = S.b AND S.c = 3
(Ans:
https://courses.cs.washington.edu/courses/cse444/12sp/exams/practice-
optimizer-sol.pdf)