UNIT I:
1. Define Instances and schemas of database?
2. List the Database Applications?
3. List the advantages of DBMS?
4. Discuss Data Independence?
5. Explain about Database users and Administrators?
6. Explain about Database Architecture?
7. Define data Independence.
8. Differentiate between primary key and candidate key.
9. What are integrity constraints in relational model?
10. Explain the concept of DBMS and its functionalities.
11. Discuss the three layer architecture of DBMS.
12. Discuss the data models in detail.
UNIT II: Define a) Entity b) Attribute.
1. Define a) Entity b) Relationship
2. Define a) Entity b) Attribute c) Relationship with examples.
3. State and explain various features of E-R Models
4. Explain about Logical database design?
5. Demonstrate transitive dependency? Give an example?
6. Define BCNF?
7. Discuss Normalization?
8. Define Third Normal Form?
9. Explain about Loss less-join dependency?
10. Define Second Normal Form?
11. Define Armstrong axioms for FD’s?
12. Define First Normal Form?
13. List different Normal Forms?
14. Determine the closer of the following set of functional dependencies…
15. What is normalization? What are the conditions… 2NF, 3NF and BCNF explain with
examples.
16. Explain BCNF. What are the steps to be followed…?
17. What is normalization? What are the conditions… 1NF, 2NF and 3NF explain with
examples.
18. What is meant by closure of F? Where F is the set of functional dependencies.
UNIT III:
1. Discuss about Data Manipulation Language?
2. Discuss about Data Definition Language?
3. Discuss about Data Manipulation Language?
4. Define SELECT operation in Relational algebra?
5. Define UNION operation in Relational algebra?
6. What is the use of GROUP BY clause?
7. List the aggregate functions supported by SQL?
8. Discuss the basic form of SQL query?
9. Define CROSS PRODUCT operation in Relational algebra?
10. Explain about Aggregate operators in SQL with examples?
11. Discuss correlated nested queries?
12. Write and explain a query to find the names of sailors who have reserved a red boat?
13. Explain Set operations of Relational Algebra with examples?
14. Explain about Selection, Projection, Rename, division and Cartesian product
operations in relational algebra?
15. Discuss join operations in detail
16. Write SQL Query
A. Retrieve the name and address of all employees who work for research department
B. Retrieve the distinct salary of every employee
C. Retrieve the names of all employees who do not have supervisors.
D. UNIT IV:
1. Discuss in detail Views and also Creating, Altering, Destroying of Views.
2. Explain about Integrity Constraints over relations in detail?
3. What is domain integrity? Give example
4. Discuss about trigger?
5. Define trigger and explain its three parts? Compare row level and statement level
triggers?
6. List the properties of transaction?
7. Define a Transaction?
8. Explain about ACID properties?
9. What is transaction? Explain the ACID Properties of transactions?
10. What is an index? Give an example.
11. Discuss about primary indexes?
12. What is meant by secondary index?
13. Define B+ tree index file?
14. When do we use Order By Function?
15. Discuss the concept of indexes in SQL
16. Discuss the COMMIT & ROLLBACK
17. What are the various data types in SQL?
18. Explain the concept of transaction in DBMS and the different states.
19. Discuss ACID properties in detail
20. Explain COMMIT, ROLLBACK, and SAVEPOINT with examples
21. Discuss the benefits of stored procedures and triggers in DBMS.
UNIT V:
1. Define privileges in database security.
2. Explain the concept of database normalization and its benefits.
3. Discuss the techniques of database backup.
4. Write short note on User roles and Privileges
5. Discuss the importance of database security. What are user roles and privileges?
6. What is performance tuning? Explain how query optimization helps.
