UNIT-III [Nov-11]

5. Give one example of SQL Query for the following keywords 12 [EURCS-504/EURIT-504]
a) MINUS b) IN c) EXISTS d) ANY B.Tech. DEGREE EXAMINATION
e) GROUP BY .. HAVING f) ORDER BY CSE & IT
OR V SEMESTER
6. a) Explain how performance and reliability can be improved DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
through RAID 2 (Effective from the admitted batch 2007–08)
Time: 3 Hours Max.Marks: 60
b) What is the difference between a primary index and a
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secondary index? 10 Instructions: Each Unit carries 12 marks.
UNIT-IV Answer all units choosing one question from each unit.
7. Explain how do you compute the following with example All parts of the unit must be answered in one place only.
Figures in the right hand margin indicate marks allotted.
a) Dependency closure F+ of a set F of FDs. 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
b) Attribute closure X+ of a set of attributes X w.r.t a set of FDs F 6
UNIT-I
OR
1. Write short notes on:
8. “A relation that is in 3NF may not be in BCNF”. Give example of
a) Data independence 4
such a relation and decompose it into BCNF 12
b) Levels of abstraction 4
UNIT-V c) FMS Vs DBMS 4
OR
9. a) “Concurrent execution of transactions may leave the database
in a inconsistent state”. Explain with an example 6 2. What is an ER diagram end discuss several choices to be made
b) Explain conflict serialisability 6 when generating an ER diagram? 12
OR UNIT-II
10. a) Explain ARIES Recovery algorithm 9 3. a) Explain integrity constraints with an example, SQL Query for
b) Explain Thomas write rule 3 each 8
b) What is a view? What is update restriction on a view? 4
OR
[3,7/V S/111]
4. a) What is the foundation for relational Query languages like SQL? 2
b) Explain the binary operators in Relational Algebra 10