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Second Year B. C. A. Theory Examination BCA - 205: Data Base Management Systems

This document appears to be an exam for a Database Management Systems course, as it covers various DBMS concepts and terms. It contains 5 sections with multiple choice questions about topics such as data independence, functional dependencies, keys, normalization, transactions, and distributed database management systems. It tests students' knowledge of SQL and PL/SQL and asks them to write queries and explain database concepts, models, and algorithms. The exam aims to evaluate students' understanding of fundamental DBMS principles.

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Second Year B. C. A. Theory Examination BCA - 205: Data Base Management Systems

This document appears to be an exam for a Database Management Systems course, as it covers various DBMS concepts and terms. It contains 5 sections with multiple choice questions about topics such as data independence, functional dependencies, keys, normalization, transactions, and distributed database management systems. It tests students' knowledge of SQL and PL/SQL and asks them to write queries and explain database concepts, models, and algorithms. The exam aims to evaluate students' understanding of fundamental DBMS principles.

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252006 Seat No.

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Second Year B. C. A. Theory Examination
April / May – 2003
BCA - 205 : Data Base Management Systems

Time : 3 Hours] [Total Marks : 50

Instruction : Give examples wherever necessary.

1 Define the following terms with example (any five) 10


(a) Dense secondary index
(b) Schema and Instance
(c) Data Independence
(d) Domain and Attribute
(e) DDL, DML, DCL, TCL
(f) Functional Dependency.
OR
1 (a) Write down the advantages and disadvantages 5
of DBMS.

(b) Write a short note on DBA responsibilities. 5

2 (a) Explain the following keys with example : (any five) 5


(i) Primary key
(ii) Foreign key
(iii) Candidate key
(iv) Alternate key
(v) Super key
(vi) Secondary key.

(b) Explain three level architecture of DBMS. 5


OR
2 (a) Explain types of data models with example. 10

252006] 1 [Contd...
3 Write SQL statements for the following : (any five) 10
Donner (d-id, name, blood-group, city)
Collection (center-id, collection-date, bagno, d-id)
Issue (bag-no, issue-date, hospital-id)
hospital (hospital-id, name, city)

(i) List the donors with details who donated on 1/1/1997


(ii) List hospitals with details, which have not taken blood
so far.
(iii) List the hospitals blood group wise
(iv) List the details of donors who have donated blood more
than 3 times
(v) List the current stock of blood bags
(vi) List the hospitals of Bombay or Ahmedabad.
OR
3 (a) Write a short note on views in SQL. 5

(b) What is PL/SQL ? Expalin the block structure of 5


PL/SQL block.

4 (a) Explain non-redundant cover with example. 5

(b) Explain following algorithms : 5


(i) To compute closure of attribute X
(ii) Membership algorithm
(Test if F ≠ X → Y )
OR
4 What is normalization ? Explain First, Second Third and 10
Boyce-codd normal forms with Insertion, Deletion and
Updation Anomalies.

5 (a) Explain briefly failure Anticipation and Recovery. 5

(b) What is DDBMS ? Give its advantages. 5


OR
5 (a) What is transaction ? Explain the properties of 5
a transaction.

(b) What is DDBMS ? Give its disadvantages. 5


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