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Which of the following code segments best describes information?
Select one:
a. Cost = 10
b. Int X; X = 10
c. int Dollars = 10; Print Dollars
d. Int Dollars; Dollars = 10; Cost = Dollars
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Which of the following selections best describes information?
Select one:
a. Letters
b. Data plus semantics
c. Letters that spell a word
d. A number and its data type
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Which of the following is information?
Select one:
a. 32
b. It is 32.
c. It is 32 degrees.
d. It is 32 degrees Fahrenheit.
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A system for managing data |
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A set of data for a particular application |
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A major subsystem of an operating system |
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A reusable, organized collection of related data |
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Which of the following sets of terms describes the data in a database? |
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integrated and shared |
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redundant and accurate |
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functional and redundant |
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transactional and unconstrained |
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What is used in DBMSes to make sure that data are accurate and consistent? |
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Primary keying |
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Check constraints |
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Referential integrity |
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Field-level validations |
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One function of a DBMS is provision of which of the following? |
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Data security |
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Data accuracy |
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Data redundancy |
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Data dependence |
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Which kind of database corresponds to 'graph'? |
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Network |
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Relational |
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Hierarchical |
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Object-oriented |
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Which kind of database corresponds to 'class'? |
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Hierarchical |
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Object-oriented |
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Which level of the three-level database architecture deals with how the user sees data? |
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Conceptual |
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External |
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Individual |
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Internal |
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What is data that describes data called? |
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Metadata |
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Abstract data |
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Semantic data |
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Referential data |
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Indices are useful for searching a database because they decrease which of the following? |
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query complexity |
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search time for certain types of queries |
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the amount of storage used in searching a database |
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the design effort needed for developing the database search algorithms |
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What is a value that a DBMS maps to a single element of a relation? |
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a key |
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a field value |
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a field name |
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a query value |
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A link can be established between two tables by the use of what kind of key? |
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foreign |
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hash |
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national |
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primary |
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IMS is an example of a database system that implemented which of the following models? |
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Network |
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Relational |
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Theoretical |
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If you were a database consultant tasked with recommending a data model for storing parts shared by large machinery for a manufacturing company, which of the following types of database would you recommend? |
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NoSQL |
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Object |
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Relational |
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"Design" corresponds to which of the following database terms? |
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Internal view |
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External view |
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Conceptual schema |
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Data management language |
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"User interface" corresponds to which of the following database terms? |
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Subschema |
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External view |
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Network schema |
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Data management language |
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Question 19 |
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Which of the following is an example of a use of an E-R diagram? |
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a. A model of a database |
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b. A design of a database |
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c. A diagram of a database |
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d. A specification of database requirements |
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In this figure, which of the following is a candidate key? |
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Select one:
a. Name
b. License
c. SocSec# d. StudentId
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On an ER diagram, which shape is used to represent an entity? |
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Circle |
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Diamond |
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Oval |
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Rectangle |
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Question 22 |
What kind of relationship is this figure an example of? |
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b. One to all
c. One to one
d. One to many
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Which of the following can we use to indicate whether an entity instance is mandatory?
Select one:
a. Cardinality
b. Optionality
c. Disjointedness
d. Referential integrity
Your answer is correct.
You have an application domain that consists of Cities, Towns, and Neighborhoods. A City has a name, zip code, state, and a country. A Town has a name, zip code, state, and country. A Neighborhood has a name, coordinate, and population. Using a relation what are Students, Courses, and Sections called?
Select one:
a. Attributes
b. Constraints
c. Entities
d. Relations
Your answer is correct.
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The diagram contains a unary entity which has a many-to-many relationship. Which of the following best demonstrates a mapping of the ERD to relations?
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This figure shows an ER diagram that contains a one to many relationship, and four possible ways to map the diagram to a set of relations. Which mapping is correct?
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What constraint type does the following constraint belong to?
"Every table must have a primary key, of which no part can be null."
Select one:
a. Entity integrity
b. Domain integrity
c. Semantic integrity
d. Referential integrity
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Which of the following is an additional constraint that is added by users or database administrators? |
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Entity integrity |
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Domain integrity |
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Semantic integrity |
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Referential integrity |
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What is relational algebra? |
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The mathematical basis for SQL |
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A language used to store data in a database |
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The translation of a query by an SQL compiler |
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An informal way to describe how a database works |
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In relational algebra, how would one select just the name from the student relation?
Select one:
a. Π (Student)
b. Π (Course)
c. ΠName (Student)
d. σname (Student)
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Assuming that we have an additional relation called staff which is union compatible with faculty, what will the following operation result in?
Πname (Staff Instructor)
Select one:
a. No rows being printed
b. The cartesian product of instructor and staff
c. All rows of instructor being added to all rows of staff
d. The name of all rows which are in both staff and instructor
What would the following operation produce for output?
πdescription,name((course course.courseid = registration.courseid registration) sid = student.sid student)
Select one:
a. All course descriptions and names of all students
b. Registered students and all the course descriptions
c. All student names and all courses that are registered d. Registered students and descriptions of their courses
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Question 33
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Which of the following is this operation an example of?
Student Course
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a. An equijoin
b. A hash join
c. A theta join
d. Aa natural join
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In what normal form is the relation in the figure? |
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First normal form |
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Second normal form |
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Third normal form |
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Boyce-Codd normal form |
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A relation is considered to be in Boyce-Codd normal form if and only if which of the following applies? |
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It is in fourth normal form |
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There are transitive dependencies |
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Every determinant is a candidate key |
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There are some partial functional dependencies |
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Consider the following database table:
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Pens |
7810 |
J. Smith |
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Paper Clips |
7810 |
J. Smith |
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K. Jones |
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Since the primary key is made up of PartNo and CustID, we cannot insert a new part without adding an associated customer. Which of the following is this an example of?
Select one:
a. A non-normal form
b. A deletion anomaly c. An update anomaly
d. An insertion anomaly
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