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) $ntity Ans: (c) %. The nonprocedral DM&s are also called as a) Declarati"e DM&s b) 'rocedral DM&s c) Strctred DM&s Ans: (a) (. The disad"antage of file processing are a) Data redndancy b) Data isolation c) )ntegrity problems d) All the abo"e Ans: (d) *.____________schema describes the database design at the physical le"el. a) 'hysical b) &ogical c) +oth d) ,one of the abo"e Ans: (a) -.____________schema describes the database design at the logical le"el. a) 'hysical Karpagam Technical Academy - DBMS Page 1 DBMS SKILL TEST UNIT - I b) &ogical c) +oth d) ,one of the abo"e Ans: (b) .. The schemas at the __________le"el are sometimes called as S/+ S01$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) Karpagam Technical Academy - DBMS Page 2 DBMS SKILL TEST UNIT - I 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 Karpagam Technical Academy - DBMS Page 3 DBMS SKILL TEST UNIT - I 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) Karpagam Technical Academy - DBMS Page 4 DBMS SKILL TEST UNIT - I
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 Karpagam Technical Academy - DBMS Page 5 DBMS SKILL TEST UNIT - I 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 Karpagam Technical Academy - DBMS Page 6 DBMS SKILL TEST UNIT - I 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) Karpagam Technical Academy - DBMS Page 7 DBMS SKILL TEST UNIT - I (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 Karpagam Technical Academy - DBMS Page 8 DBMS SKILL TEST UNIT - I 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:, Karpagam Technical Academy - DBMS Page 9 DBMS SKILL TEST UNIT - I 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 Karpagam Technical Academy - DBMS Page 10 DBMS SKILL TEST UNIT - I 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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