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    This document is an exam paper for a Database Management Systems course. It contains 5 questions testing various concepts: 1) It asks students to differentiate between single/multi-user databases and centralized/distributed databases. It also asks them to define a tuple and attribute. 2) The second question asks students to explain SQL components and write SQL statements to select, insert, update and delete records from sample tables. 3) The third question covers transaction properties, problems with concurrent transactions, and deadlocks. 4) The fourth question asks about the database development lifecycle and functional database components. 5) The final question covers database relationships, data models, and normalization forms

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    This document is an exam paper for a Database Management Systems course. It contains 5 questions testing various concepts: 1) It asks students to differentiate between single/multi-user databases and centralized/distributed databases. It also asks them to define a tuple and attribute. 2) The second question asks students to explain SQL components and write SQL statements to select, insert, update and delete records from sample tables. 3) The third question covers transaction properties, problems with concurrent transactions, and deadlocks. 4) The fourth question asks about the database development lifecycle and functional database components. 5) The final question covers database relationships, data models, and normalization forms

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    THE EAST AFRICAN UNIVERSITY (TEAU)

    SCHOOL OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND IT


    DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
    JAN – APRIL 2019, MAIN EXAMINATION

    COURSE : DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM


    CODE : CIT 2104
    TIME : 2 Hours

    INSTRUCTIONS
    1. The Paper is made up of FIVE (5) Questions, question ONE is compulsory plus any other
    TWO questions.
    2. Credit is given for legibility, clarity of expressions and use of relevant illustrations.
    3. Clearly write your registration number on each answer sheet used.

    DO NOT WRITE ANYWHERE ON THIS QUESTION PAPER

    QUESTION ONE:
    a) Differentiate between the following terms as used in database

    i. Single user and multi-user database systems

    ii. Centralized and distributed database systems

    iii. A Tuple and an Attribute (6 marks)

    b) Explain the advantages of a database system. (10 marks)

    c) State 5 components of an E-R diagram. (4 marks)

    d) Explain the disadvantages of the filing system. (10 marks)

    QUESTION TWO
    a) Explain 5 components of SQL. (10 marks)
    b) Given the two tables below:
    STUDENT COURSE

    Code Stud.id Name Code Title

    IMIS 001 Damaris IMIS Info. Systems

    BIT 002 Okal BIT Bachelor of IT

    BIT 003 Kahuria CIT Cert in IT

    CIT 004 Mwangi DIT Dip in IT

    i. Write SQL statements that will SELECT all data from both tables.
    ii. Write SQL statements that will INSERT data in Student tables.
    iii. Write SQL statement that will UPDATE data on a specific student from the
    Student table.
    iv. Write SQL statements that will DELETE specific records from both either of the
    tables.
    (8 marks)
    c) Write an SQL SELECT statement that enforces ordering display of records.(2 marks)

    QUESTION THREE
    a) Explain four properties of a transaction. (8 marks)
    b) Explain 3 problems presented by Interference between Concurrent transactions.
    (6 marks)
    a) With illustrations explain a deadly embrace deadlock. (6 marks)

    QUESTION FOUR
    b) Explain the steps involved in a database development lifecycle. (12 marks)
    c) State and explain 4 functional components of a database system. (8 marks)

    QUESTION FIVE
    a) Define a relationship as used in Database systems? (2 marks)
    b) By use of illustrations explain the basic types of relationships. (6 marks)
    c) Explain 3 types of data models. (6 marks)
    a) Explain the following forms of Normalization:

    i. First Normal Form ( 1NF)


    ii. Second Normal Form (2NF)

    iii. Third Normal Form(3NF) (6 marks)

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