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Ics 2404 Advanced Database Management Systems

The document is an exam paper for a database management systems course. It contains 5 questions testing various concepts: 1) Definitions of database terms and explanation of data mining phases and concurrency control problems. 2) Explanations of database performance tuning, indexing, and security issues. 3) Discussion of locking levels, ACID properties, and business intelligence. 4) Explanations of query optimization algorithms, data replication factors, and distribution transparency types. 5) Identification of a concurrency issue example, rewriting the transaction order, and explaining transaction recovery procedures and events that can cause database failure.

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Ics 2404 Advanced Database Management Systems

The document is an exam paper for a database management systems course. It contains 5 questions testing various concepts: 1) Definitions of database terms and explanation of data mining phases and concurrency control problems. 2) Explanations of database performance tuning, indexing, and security issues. 3) Discussion of locking levels, ACID properties, and business intelligence. 4) Explanations of query optimization algorithms, data replication factors, and distribution transparency types. 5) Identification of a concurrency issue example, rewriting the transaction order, and explaining transaction recovery procedures and events that can cause database failure.

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JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY


UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2018/2019
THIRD YEAR FIRST SEMESTER SPECIAL/SUPPLEMENTARY
EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
ICS 2404 : ADVANCED DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
DATE: FEBRUARY 2019 TIME: 2 HOURS
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INSTRUCTIONS:
ANSWER QUESTION ONE [COMPULSORY] AND ANY OTHER TWO
QUESTONS
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QUESTION ONE [COMPULSORY] [30 MARKS]
(a) Define the following terminologies in relation to DBMS.
(i) Data mining [1 mark]
(ii) Distributed databases [1 mark]
(iii) Client /server [1 mark]
(iv) Middle ware [1 mark]
(v) Serializability [1 mark]
(b) Briefly explain the four general phases of data mining [8 marks]
(c) Concurrency control coordinates the simultaneous execution of transaction
in a database system. Explain the three main problems due to concurrency
execution. [6 marks]
(d) Identify two types of locks used in database system. [2 marks]
(e) Briefly explain the business benefits and limitations of distributed databases.
[6 marks]

QUESTION TWO [20 MARKS]


(a) (i) Define database performance tuning. [2 marks]
(ii) Briefly Explain the query processing phases on a DBMS server.
[6 marks]

(b) “The concept for indexing is crucial in speeding up data access”.


Justify the above statement. [6 marks]
(c) Database security is concerned with protecting the data base against
external or internal threat. Identify and briefly explain key issues relating
to database security that you must address as a database administrator.
[8 marks]
QUESTION THREE [20 MARKS]
(a) The concept of locking and lock granularity is very crucial to ensuring
concurrent control. Examine the different levels of locking in a multi-user
DBMS. [10 marks]
(b) Discuss the ACID test properties of a transaction. [8 marks]
(c) Define the term Business intelligence. [2 marks]

QUESTION FOUR [20 MARKS]


(a) Quary optimization aims to minimize the total cost associated with the
execution for a request. Explain the two main classification of quary
optimization algorithms. [4 marks]
(b) Analyze the factors that may influence the decision to use data replication.
[6 marks]
(c) Define and explain the different types of distribution transparency.
[4 marks]
(d) Describe the ETL process with respect to data warehousing . [6 marks]

QUESTION FIVE [20 MARKS]


(a) Consider the following transaction occurrence in a stock data base
concurrency.
Transaction Action Value stored
 T1 Read Product - on hand - 100
 T2 Read Product - on hand - 100
 T1 Product on hand=100+60
 T2 Product on –hand = 100-40
 T1 Write product on-hand -160
 T2 Write product on-hand 60

Required:
(a) Identify and explain what concurrent issue occurred in the stock database
scenario. [4 marks]
(b) (i) Re-write (show the proper order of transaction execution to avoid the
problem identified. [3 marks]
(ii) The database recovery process involves bringing the database to a
consistent state after failure. Explain two general procedures used in
transaction recovery. [4 marks]
(iii) Discuss three critical events that can cause a database to become non
operational and compromise the integrity of the data. [3 marks]

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