Here are the important questions unit-wise for R23 DBMS (JNTUK) based on
previous exam papers:
UNIT-I: Database Concepts and Architecture
1. Define Schema. Explain Three-level schema architecture in DBMS.
2. Explain the difference between external, logical, and physical level schemas.
3. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of DBMS over File System.
4. What is Data Independence? Explain its types.
5. Explain the centralized vs client/server model in DBMS.
6. Draw and explain the DBMS architecture in detail.
7. What are the responsibilities of a Database Administrator (DBA)?
8. Describe different database users and their roles.
UNIT-II: SQL & Relational Model
1. Write SQL queries for the following tables:
o EMPLOYEE(EmpNo, EName, DoB, Address, Gender, Salary, DNo)
o DEPARTMENT(DNo, DName, ManagerEmpNo, ManagerStartDate)
o Find the highest-paid male employee.
o Find the oldest manager in the company.
o Find the department of employee ‘SRINIVAS’.
2. Explain Key Constraints and Integrity Constraints with examples.
3. Write SQL statements for the given database (Sailors, Boats, Reserves) to:
o Find sailors who reserved red boats but not green boats.
o Count the number of different sailor names.
o Find the oldest sailor with a rating of 10.
4. Explain Date Functions and Numeric Functions in SQL.
5. Differentiate between Primary Key, Foreign Key, Candidate Key, and Super
Key.
6. What are Aggregate Functions in SQL? Explain with examples.
7. Explain Integrity Constraints and their enforcement in DBMS.
UNIT-III: ER Model & Relational Design
1. Construct an ER diagram for the University Registrar’s Office.
2. Explain the Class Hierarchy in ER Diagram, including overlap constraints
and covering constraints.
3. Discuss Conceptual Design using the ER Model.
4. Differentiate Aggregation vs Ternary Relationships with examples.
5. Draw ER diagrams for the following:
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o Banking System
o E-Commerce System
o Library Management System
6. Define Weak Entity Sets and Strong Entity Sets with examples.
7. Discuss the mapping of ER diagrams to relational schema.
UNIT-IV: Normalization & Schema Refinement
1. Explain 1NF, 2NF, 3NF, BCNF with examples.
2. What are insertion, deletion, and modification anomalies?
3. What is the importance of Dependency Preservation in decomposition?
4. Explain Lossless Decomposition and its significance.
5. Is 4NF always dependency preserving and lossless? Explain with an
example.
6. What is Functional Dependency? Write an algorithm to find minimal cover.
7. Differentiate between Multivalued Dependency and Join Dependency.
UNIT-V: Transactions, Concurrency & Indexing
1. Explain the ACID properties of a transactional database system with an
example.
2. What are different types of locks used in Concurrency Control?
3. Explain the ARIES recovery method and the steps involved in crash
recovery.
4. What is Serializability in Transactions? Explain with an example.
5. Differentiate between Static Hashing and Dynamic Hashing.
6. Explain B+ Trees and their significance in indexing.
7. What is the difference between Primary Index, Clustered Index, and
Secondary Index?
These important questions will help you focus on key topics in R23
DBMS (JNTUK).
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