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This document outlines an assignment for a Database Management Systems course. It includes 10 questions about database fundamentals and concepts like the differences between databases and file systems, the advantages of DBMS, and attributes in ER modeling. It also provides two design problems - to model a movie database with 4+ entities and a mail order database based on given requirements, including entities for employees, customers, parts, and orders. Students are asked to submit their answers and ER diagrams.

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Module 1 QB

This document outlines an assignment for a Database Management Systems course. It includes 10 questions about database fundamentals and concepts like the differences between databases and file systems, the advantages of DBMS, and attributes in ER modeling. It also provides two design problems - to model a movie database with 4+ entities and a mail order database based on given requirements, including entities for employees, customers, parts, and orders. Students are asked to submit their answers and ER diagrams.

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VIVEKANANDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLGY

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING


Assignment I

SUB: DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (17CS53)


SEM: 5th ‘A’ &’B’ Faculty Name: Lakshmi K, Pavithra H C

MODULE1: Introduction to Databases

1. Discuss the main characteristics of the database approach. How does it differ from traditional file
systems?
2. Define Database, Data, DBMS, Database System, DBMS Software, Meta data.
3. Explain the main advantages of using a DBMS.
4. Define the following with an example
Value set, complex attribute, data model, schema, meta data, snapshot, extension, intension,.
5. Explain the component modules of DBMS and their interaction, with the help of a diagram.
6. What is an attribute? Explain the different types of attributes that occur in ER model
&Write their corresponding notations.
7. What is an entity, entity types, entity sets, keys and value sets?
8. Define entity, attribute, relationship, weak entity
9. Explain the types of constraints on relationship types with an example.
10. Design an ER diagram for maintaining movie database taking into account atleast 4 entities.
11. Design an ER diagram for mail order database. Consider the following requirements.
Here employee takes order for parts from customers.
i) The mail order company has employees each identified by a unique employee ID, first and last
name, address, location and Zip code.
ii) Each customer of the company is identified by a unique customer ID, first and last name,
address, location and Zip code.
iii) Each part sold by the company is identified by a unique part number, part name, price
&quantity in stock.
iv) Each order placed by a customer taken by an employee and is given a unique order number
each order contains specified quantities of one or more parts. Each order has a date of receipt as
well as an expected ship date .the actual ship date is recorded.
v) Each employee can take any number of ordered but each order belongs to only one employee.
vi) Each part placed by number of customers and each customer can place order for number of
parts.
vii) Write assumptions made.

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