DBMS SKILL TEST UNIT - I

UNIT I (INTRODUCTION AND CONCEPTUAL MODELING)

1. __________________is a collection of interrelated data and a set of programs to access
those data.
a) Database Management Systems
b) Database
c) Data storage
d) Data systems
Ans: (a)
2. The collection of data is sally referred to as ______________!contains information
rele"ant to an enterprise.
a) Data dictionary
b) Dis# space
c) Database
d) $ntity
Ans: (c)
%. The nonprocedral DM&s are also called as
a) Declarati"e DM&s
b) 'rocedral DM&s
c) Strctred DM&s
Ans: (a)
(. The disad"antage of file processing are
a) Data redndancy
b) Data isolation
c) )ntegrity problems
d) All the abo"e
Ans: (d)
*.____________schema describes the database design at the physical le"el.
a) 'hysical
b) &ogical
c) +oth
d) ,one of the abo"e
Ans: (a)
-.____________schema describes the database design at the logical le"el.
a) 'hysical
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b) &ogical
c) +oth
d) ,one of the abo"e
Ans: (b)
.. The schemas at the __________le"el are sometimes called as S/+ S01$MAS.
a) &ogical
b) 'hysical
c) 2ie3
d) All the abo"e
Ans: (c)
4. Application programs are said to e5hibit '16S)0A& DATA D$'$,DA,0$ if they do not
depend
on the ___________________
a) &ogical schema
b) 'hysical schema
c) 2ie3 schema
d) ,one of the abo"e
Ans: (b)
7._____________is a collection of conceptal tools for describing data! data relationships!
data semantics and consistency constraints.
a) Data base
b) Data model
c) Database langages
d) Data definition
Ans:(b)
18.__________model ses a collection of tables to represent both data and relationships among
the data.
a) 9elational
b) $ntity relationship
c) :b;ect based
d) All the abo"e.
Ans: (a)
11. The ____________model based on perception of real 3orld that consists of collection of
basic ob;ects called entities and of relationships among these entities.
a) 9elational
b) $ntity relationship
c) :b;ect based
d) Semi strctred data model
Ans:(b)
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12._____________can be seen as e5tending the $9 notions of encapslation! methods
and ob;ect entity.
a) 9elational
b) $ntity relationship
c) :b;ect based
d) All the abo"e.
Ans: (c)
1%. The mins symbol ( < ) indicates ________ operation
a) Select operation
b) 'ro;ect operation
c) /nion operation
d) Set Difference operation
Ans: (d)
1(. A data base pro"ides a _____________to specify the database schema.
a) Data definition langage
b) Data maniplation langage
c) $5tensible mar#p langage
d) ,one of the abo"e
Ans: (a)

1*. _________________is a statement of re=esting the retrie"al of information.
a) Data
b) :b;ect
c) $ntity
d) >ery
Ans: (d)
1-. ___________________ describes the information 3ithot gi"ing a specific rle for obtaining
that information
a) >ery langage
b) 'rocedral
c) ,on procedral
d) ,one of the abo"e.
Ans: (c)
1.. The storage strctre and access methods are sed by D+MS are defined by set of
statements called________________
a) Data storage
b) Data storage and definition
c) Data maniplation
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d) Data definition
Ans: (b)
14. Doble ellipse indicates
a) Attribte
b) Mlti "aled attribte
c) Deri"ed attribte
d) Single "aled
Ans: (b)
17. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< enable an application programmer to constrct forms and reports
a) 9AD
b) >ery processor
c) Data Dictionary
d) +ffer
Ans: (a)
28. The =ery langage of S>& are________________
a) Declarati"e
b) 'rocedral
c) ,on procedral
d) ,one of the abo"e.
Ans:( c)
21. $ntity is represented by a set of ___________________.
a) Table
b) 9elation
c) Attribtes
d) +oth a and c
Ans: (c)
22._________________represent entity sets.
a) 9ectangles
b) 0ircles
c) &ines
d) Diamond
Ans: (a)
2(. _________________represent attribtes.
a) 9ectangles
b) 0ircles
c) &ines
d) $llipses
Ans:(d)
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2*._________________represent sets of relationships among member from each of
se"eral entity types.
a) 9ectangles
b) 0ircles
c) &ines
d) Diamond
Ans: (d)
2-. The ________________model is based ob;ect oriented programming langage paradigm.
a) :b;ect oriented data model.
b) Semi strctred data model
c) $9 model
d) 9elational model
Ans:(a)
2.. ________________ is a refinement process for relational database
a) >ery analysis.
b) Trncate process
c) ,ormali?ation
d) 9AD
Ans:(c)
24._____________________model e5tends the traditional relational model
a) 9elational
b) $ntity relationship
c) :b;ect relational data
d) All the abo"e.
Ans:(c)
27._________________model permits the specification of data 3here indi"idal data items of
the same type may ha"e different sets of attribtes.
a) 9elational
b) $ntity relationship
c) :b;ect relational data
d) Semi strctred data model
Ans:(d)
%8._________________interprets Data Definition &angage statements and records the
definitions in the data dictionary.
a) DD& complier
b) DD& interpreter
c) +oth a and b
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d) ,one of the abo"e
Ans: (b)
%1. _______________ sbsystem pro"ides the interface bet3een the lo3 le"el data stored
in the database and the application programs and =eries sbmitted to the system.
a) >ery processor
b) Storage manager
c) )ndices
d) Data dictionary
Ans: (b)
%2. _______________ pro"ides a graphical means of modeling "arios components of a
soft3are system.
a) 1TM&
b) @M&
c) /M&
d) SAM&
Ans: (c)
%%._______________manager allocates the space on dis# storage and the data strctres
sed to represent information stored on dis#.
a) +ffer
b) Bile
c) Transaction
d) Athorisation and integrity
Ans: (b)
%(.________________stores Meta data abot the strctre of the database in particlar the
schema of the database.
a) Data storage
b) Data dictionary
c) Database
d) Data files
Ans: (b)
%* .___________________is a collection of operations that perform a single logical fnction
in a database application.
a) +an#ing
b) Transaction
c) +oth a and b
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d) ,one
Ans: (b)
%-. )n ______________ architectre the client machine does not contain any direct database calls.
a) T3o tier architectre
b) Three tier architectre
c) +oth A and +
d) ,one of the abo"e
Ans:
(b)
%.. )n _________________application is partitioned into components that reside at the
client machine.
a) T3o tier architectre
b) Three tier architectre
c) +oth A and +
d) ,one of the abo"e
Ans: (a)
%4. ________________manager is responsible or fetching the data from dis# storage
into main memory! and deciding 3hat data to cache in main memory.
a) +ffer Manager
b) Bile Manager
c) Transaction Manager
d) Athori?ation and )ntegrity Manager

Ans: (a)
%7. The phrase Cfor allC is indicated by
a) Select operation
b) Di"ision :peration
c) /nion operation
d) Set Difference operation
Ans: (b)
(8. Dhich of the follo3ing are not DD& statements.
a) 0reate
b) /pdate
c) Alter
d) Drop
Ans: (b)
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(1._______________ is a statement re=esting the retrie"al of information.
a) >ery
b) Select
c) Eoin
d) Eoin 3ith clase
Ans: (a)
(2. Data in a database can be
a) )s integrated
b) 0an be shared
c) 0an be concrrently accessed
d) All the abo"e
Ans: (d)
(%. A person 3ho has sch central control o"er the system is called____________
a) D+A
b) ,aF"e /sers
c) 'rogrammers
d) /sers
Ans: (a)
((. The term __________refers loosely to the process of semi atomatically analy?ing
the large databases to find sefl patterns.
a) Database
b) Data 3are hosing
c) Data mining
d) Data files
Ans: (a)
(*._________________can pro"ide fast access to data items.
a) Data files
b) Data bffer
c) )ndices
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d) $ntities
Ans:(c)
(-. The $ntity integrity constraint has
a) ,ot nll and chec#
b) 0hec# and nll
c) 'rimary and foreign
d) /ni=e
Ans: (a)
(.. A G + (H) is an
a) &eft oter ;oin
b) 9ight oter ;oin
c) Bll oter ;oin
d) :ter ;oin
Ans: (a)
(4._____________lin# attribtes to entity sets and entity sets to relationships.
a) 9ectangles
b) 0ircles
c) &ines
d) Diamond
Ans:(c)
(7. 1ierarchical data model can implement_____________
a) M:,
b) 1:,
c) +oth a and b
d) ,one of the abo"e
Ans: (b)
*8. ,et3or# database model can implement________________
a) M:,
b) 1:,
c) +oth a and b
d) ,one of the abo"e
Ans:(c)
*1. The ma;or disad"antage of both ,et3or# and 1ierarchial model is____________
a) 0annot implement M:,
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b) &ac# of strctre dependency
c) &ogical nderstanding
d) All the abo"e
Ans: (b)
*2._______________ is an abstraction throgh 3hich relationships are treated as higher
le"el entities.
a) Aenerali?ation
b) Aggregation
c) Speciali?ation
d) )SA
Ans: (b)
*%.An entity set that may not ha"e sfficient attribtes to form a primary #ey is termed as
a) Dea# entity set
b) Discriminator
c) :3ner entity set
d) 'rime attribtes
Ans: (a)
*(. The attribtes that can be sbdi"ided into sbparts are termed as
a) 0omposite attribte
b) Simple attribte
c) Single "aled attribte
d) Mlti "aled attribte
Ans: (b)
**._______________ e5press the nmber of entities to 3hich another entity can be associated "ia
a relationship set
a) 0onstraints
b) Mapping cardinalities
c) 0ardinality
d) +oth b and c
Ans: (b)
*-. The Aree# letter sigma indicates
a) Select operation
b) 'ro;ect operation
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c) /nion operation
d) Set Difference operation
Ans: (a)
*.. The Aree# letter ') indicates
a) Select operation
b) 'ro;ect operation
c) /nion operation
d) Set Difference operation
Ans: (b)
*4._______________ is an e5tension of the ;oin operation to deal 3ith missing "ales.
a) $=i Eoin
b) Self Eoin
c) :ter Eoin
d) ,on $=i Eoin
Ans:(c)
*7. ( @ ) denotes
a) 9ename :peration
b) 0artesian 'rodct :peration
c) ,atral Eoin
d) :ter Eoin
Ans: (b)
*7. _______________ retrns the nmber of elements in a relation
a) Distinct
b) 0ont
c) Distinct 0ont
d) All
Ans: (b)
-8. Dhich of the follo3ing is not a grop fnction
a) Sm
b) A"erage
c) Arop
d) Distinct
Ans: (c)

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