CS2255-DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

QBANK FOR UNIT I

PART A
1. What is database?
2. List any four applications of database
3. What are the different types of database?
4. efine !"#
$. What are the %arious data lan&ua&es supported by !"#?
'. What is database syste(? What is its ob)ecti%e?
*. efine sche(a
+. What is (eta data?
,. What is data dictionary?
1-. What is database instance?
11. What are the disad%anta&es of file processin& syste(?
12. What are the ad%anta&es of database syste(?
13. efine data abstraction
14. What are the %arious le%els of data abstraction?
1$. efine lo&ical sche(a. Physical sche(a / 01ternal sche(a
1'. What is ata 2ndependence? What are its types?
1*. efine lo&ical / physical data independence
1+. What is (appin&?
1,. What are the functional co(ponents of database syste(?
2-. What are the co(ponents of #tora&e "ana&er and e1plain each one?
21. What are the co(ponents of 3uery Processor and e1plain each one?
22. List the %arious !"# lan&ua&es
23. What is L? List the L 4o((ands
24. What is "L? List the "L 4o((ands
2$. What is data (odel? List the %arious data (odels
2'. efine the follo5in&
0ntity / 0ntity set
Relationship / Relationship set
Attribute / their types
#tron& / Wea6 entity
2*. What is (appin& cardinality?
2+. What is total / partial participation constraint?
2,. What are the differences bet5een 7ierarchical / 8et5or6 data (odel?
3-. What is pri(ary 6ey / forei&n 6ey?
31. What is super 6ey / candidate 6ey?
32. What is 2nte&rity constraint? List the %arious constraints specified on data.
33. What are the differences bet5een uni9ue / pri(ary 6ey?
34. What is Relation?
3$. What are la5s for(ulated by 0.:.4odd for R"#?
3'. What is the difference bet5een procedural / non;procedural 9uery lan&ua&e?
37. What ar th !"rat#!$% &'#$& #$ r(at#!$ a()*ra+
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3+. What is <oin operation?
3,. What is the difference bet5een )oin / outer )oin?
4-. What is a&&re&ate function? List the %arious a&&re&ate functions.
41. What is Tuple / o(ain Relational calculus?
PART !
1. With neat s6etch e1plain the database syste( structure =1'>
2. 01plain t5o;tier / three;tier !"# architecture =1->
3. iscuss the (erits / de(erits of database syste( o%er traditional file processin&
syste( =1'>
4. Write notes on
=a> 7ierarchical ='> and =b> 8et5or6 "odel='>
$. ra5 an 0;R dia&ra( for
!an6in& syste(
Airline Reser%ation syste(
AT"
?@A 4o(pany
'. 01plain the operations in relational al&ebra 5ith e1a(ples =1->
*. 01plain Tuple Relational 4alculus / o(ain Relational 4alculus.=+>
UNIT-2
1. ifference bet5een rop and Truncate.
2. ifference bet5een rop and elete.
3. What are A&&re&ate functions?
4. What is the use of Broup by and Crder by 4lause?
$. What do you (eant by table aliasin&?
'. What is Die5? List its ad%anta&es.
*. What are the difference bet5een #tatic and yna(ic #3L?
+. What is 0(bedded #3L?
,. efine tri&&er and its types.
1-. What are the different types of AuthoriEation?
11. Write synta1 for Brant and Re%o6e 4o((ands.
12. Why do 5e &o for 8or(aliEation?
13. What are the different types of Ano(alies?
14. What are the pitfalls in bad desi&n of relational db syste(?
1$. ifference bet5een 38: and !48:.
1'. What is Lossless deco(position?
1*. What is :
F
and :
c
1+. What is :unctional ependency?
1,. What is "ulti%alued ependency?
2-. ifference bet5een Partial and full functional dependency.
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PART;!
1. 01plain <oin operation 5ith its types.
2. 01plain in detail about #ecurity.
3. What is 8or(aliEation ? 01plain the follo5in& 8or(al :or(s
18:.28:.38:.!48:.48:.$8:.
4. 01plain the properties of eco(position 5ith suitable e1a(ples.
$. What is :unctional ependency? 01plain :
F
and :
c
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PART;A
1. What are the factors considered in esti(atin& the cost of e%aluation plan?
2. What is inde1 ?List out the types.
3. ifference bet5een sparse and dense inde1.
4. Bi%e any t5o ad%anta&es of #parse o%er dense inde1
$. ifference bet5een !;Tree and !F Tree .
'. What is 7eap file? 7o5 are pa&es or&aniEed in a heap file?
*. Why do 5e &o for "ultile%el 2ndices?
+. 7o5 4lusterin& file or&aniEation differs fro( other file or&aniEation ?
,. What is the inde1 structure of a file?
1-. What is !uc6et #6e5? When are they occur?
11. ifference bet5een Cpen and 4losed static hashin&.
12. List out the conditions under 5hich buc6et o%erflo5 occurs.
13. What is e1ecution plan?
14. What is (eant by 9uery processin&?
1$. What is transaction?
1'. Bi%e the (eanin& of the e1pression A42 transaction.
1*. 01plain the phases of the protocol 5hich ensures serialiEability.
1+. 4lassify the %arious types of #yste( failure.
1,. #tate the ad%anta&es and disad%anta&es of data replication.
2-. escribe the i(portance of ata "inin&.
21. What is ata Warehousin&?
22. What are the applications of ata Warehouse?
23. What are the applications of ata "inin&?
24. 7o5 can you define a #tructural type?
2$. When are t5o schedules said to be conflict e9ui%alent?
2'. efine the ter(s Replication and :ra&(entation. in ter(s of 5here data is stored.
2*. What are #tructural types and collection types?
2+. What is need for concurrent e1ecution of transactions?
2,. What is deadloc6? What are the %arious (ethods used to pre%ent deadloc6?
3-. What is redo and undo?
31. Bi%e a co(parison of ob)ect oriented and ob)ect relational !"#.
32. What is Persistent pro&ra((in& Lan&ua&e?
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33. What are the %arious approaches used to (a6e the ob)ect persistent?
34. What sche(as are used in data 5arehouse?
3$. What is Reco%erable and cascadeless Rollbac6?
3'. 7o5 deferred update reco%ery techni9ue differs fro( i((ediate update?
3*. What are the types of transparencies that a distributed database (ust support?
3+. What is ?path and ?9urey?
3,. What is ?"L #che(a definition?
4-. What is T?
PART !
1. a> 4o(pare !;Tree and !F Tree
b> 01plain 7ashin& Techni9ues in detail
2. a> Why do 5e need control o%er 4oncurrent transactions?
b> 7o5 deadloc6s can be detected and reco%ered?
3. a> 01plain the %arious steps in%ol%ed in 9uery processin& 5ith neat s6etch
b> 01plain %arious al&orith(s used for )oin operation / esti(ate the cost of each
4. a> Write short notes on 4onflict / Die5 serialiEability.
b> 01plain the four i(portant properties of transaction that a db(s (ust ensure to
(aintain database
$. 01plain in detail the Loc6 based concurrency control techni9ues 5ith e1a(ples
'. a> 01plain ti(esta(p orderin& concurrency control protocol and the (odifications
i(ple(ented in it.
b>Write short notes on #hado5 pa&in&
*. a> 01plain Lo& based reco%ery techni9ues 5ith e1a(ples
b> List the different le%els in RA2 technolo&y and e1plain it features

+. a> 4o(pare CC!"# / CR!"#
b> escribe the anato(y of ?"L ocu(ent

c> escribe ? path and ? 9uery 5ith an e1a(ple
,. 01plain ata (inin& and ata Warehousin&
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1-. a> iscuss %arious approaches in 5hich the data can be fra&(ented in a
distributed !. 01plain 5ith an e1a(ple.
b> 01plain the %arious approaches in :ile or&aniEation
11 . a> 01plain Cb)ect oriented data (odel
b> 01plain the %arious 4o(ple1 data types 5ith e1a(ple
12. a> Write short notes on persistent pro&ra((in& lan&ua&e
b> Write short notes on type and table inheritance
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