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[1] The basic goal of database______.. Is to ensure that currenttransactions ope
rate
correctly withoutany loss of database consistency.
Storage Management
Transaction Management
Concurrency
ControlLanguage Interface====
[2]Which of the following are characteristics of a databasemanagement system?
Allows the sharing of databetween multiple users
Stores the description of thedata as well as the data
Supports multiple views of thedata
All of the above====
[3]Components of Database
SystemHardware
Software
Data====
All of the above
[4] ___ enables us to represent the realworld entities in a form that can be pro
cessed by the computer.
Database Administrator
Database Design===
Database Management
All of the above
[5] ____.. Is an illustration of the entiredatabase content
Physical Level
Conceptual Level===
External Level
none of the above
[6] ___...is a sequence of operations thattransforms the database from one stat
eto the other.
Transposition
Transaction====
S ystem operation
All of the above
[7] ____. Is the ability to change theconceptual schema without altering theexte
rnal
scheme or application programs
Physical data Independence
Logical Data Independence====
Both 1&2
None of the above

[8] Data about data is called as____

MetaData====
Information
System Data
Data
[9] ____. Is the ability to change the internal schema without altering theconce
ptual schemes
Physical data Independence
Logical Data Independence
Both 1&2
None of the above
[10] Data that is processed and is relevant
Database==
Information
Data
Knowledge
[11] ___ is a program that provides theinterface between the data stored in thed
atabase
and the application programsand queries given to the system.
Security Manager
Storage Manager===
Transaction Manager
None of the above
[12] The Language that enables the user toaccess or manipulate data is called.
Data Definition Language
Data Manipulation Language===
Data Description Language
S ystem Language
[13] Which of the following represents thecollection of interrelated data and a
setof programs to access those data ?
Database
Database Management ===
systemRecords
None of the above
[14] The information stored in the catalogfile is called.
Data
System Data
MetaData===
Catalog Data
[15] __...implies the correctness and accuracy of data stored in the database
Integrity===
Redundancy
Extensibility

None of the above

[16] ______.. Is a collection of conceptual tools for describing data,their rela
tionships, semantics andconsistency constraints?
Data Model====
DataData
Consistency
None of the above
[17] ____ implies that information should represent the real world system correc
tly.
Correctness
Realistic Representation
Completeness
Consistency
[18] Collection of interrelated data and a set of programs to access those data
is.
Database
Database ManagementSystem===
Records
None of the above
[19] The level of data abstraction whichdescribes how the data is actually store
dis __..
ConceptualLevel
Physical Level===
File Level
None of theabove
[20] _.. demarcates the physical aspects of datastorage from the logical aspects
of datarepresentation
Schema====
Data
Relationship
Catalog
[21] DBMS is a general purpose softwaresystem that facilitates the process of _.
.
Definingdatabase
Constructingdatabase
Manipulatingdatabase
All of the above====
[22] ___. Is responsible for protecting thedata against unauthorized access.
ConcurrencyControl
StorageManagement
TransactionManagement
SecurityManagement===
[23] conceals the details of physical storagestructures and stresses on describi

ngdata
InternalSchema
ConceptualSchema==
ExternalSchema
All of theabove
[24] ____. Is the individual user levelwhich presents diverse views of theapplic
ation to the different users.
PhysicalLevel
LogicalLevel
ExternalLevel==
All of the above
[25] depicts how data is stored physically
InternalSchema
ConceptualSchema
ExternalSchema
All of the above
[26] _..is useful to the users as it defines views of the database for individua
l users
InternalSchema
ConceptualSchema
ExternalSchema===
All of the above
[27] Mapping of association between dataelements is called.
Relationship==
Constraints
Schema
Integrity
[28] ____.. Implies that therepresentation of the entity must be realistic.
Correctness
Realistic Representation==
Completeness
Consistency
[29] ___.. Aims at identifying the majorentities in an application and modelingt
hem in a target database schema model.
Information Modelling==
Data Modelling
Database Management
None of the above
[30] ___.. Implies that the definition of anentity must cover all possible value
s thatit may take.
Correctness
Realistic Representation
Completeness==

Consistency
[13] Data about data is called as____
MetaData==
Information
System Data
Data
[21] ____...is a system database thatcontains MetaData
File
Catalog==
Disks
Tapes
[28] ___.. Implies that the defined entityshould be complete i.e. no attributesh
ould be missing.
Correctness
Realistic Representation
Completeness===
Consistency