2.Why database testing is important?

Answers: Although, we all know database is not as like small table, it is a big container of many tables and full of data, delivers data at a time to many web/desktop applications. Database testing process ensures that the correct and unique data (without bug) delivers to the correct location. These bugs may cause some serious issues like; dead-locking, data corruption, poor performance, inconsistency, etc….

3.How to test database procedures and triggers?

Answers: The process of testing database procedures and triggers requires the knowledge of input parameters, output parameters, and EXEC statement. EXEC statement is helpful in running the procedure and observing the behavior of the tables.

4.After entering the data from the front-end application interface, how do you test whether a database in updated or not?

Answers: It is totally depends on the application interface that you are using.

5.In the Database Testing process, what do we usually check?

Answers: Database testing requires some in-depth knowledge and more defined plan of approach to test the data of a particular application. In Database Testing process we usually check,

6.What do you mean by data-driven test? Answers: Data-driven testing is a term used in the testing process whereas test scripts while execution read test data and/or output values from data files (Data pools, Excel files, ADO objects, CSV files, ODBC sources) instead of reading the same hard-coded values each time.

Practical work1

Students are given Puzzle about MS Access.

Practical work 2.

Match the Items:

1.Memo field	a) Numbers that are used in calculations
2.Currency	b) Used to store Dates and times
3.Ole object	c) Used to store currency values
4.Date/Time field	d) used to large blocks of text up to to 65 535 characters
5.Number field	e) Used to get data from Windows based applications

Practical work 3.

Match the headings in the box to the data processing steps a-f.

data coding data collection data entry data sorting data tabulation data validation

Answer key:

a data collection, b data coding, c data validation, d data entry, e data tabulation, f data sorting

2f 3b 4d 5c 6e

Practical work 4.

Read this article about data storage. Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

Answer key:

Practical work 5.

Answer the question (Quiz maker program has been used in creating the following test)

1. An Access database must always have at least one table

• True +

• False

2. When a column resized, it will affect all the columns in a table

• True

• False +

3. When you enter the data into a record of a table, the data is automatically saved

• True +

• False

4. Date/Time field used to store dates and times

• True +

• False

5. Number field used to large blocks of text up to to 65 535 characters

• True

• False +