Question bank

1. Which is a unary operation:

a. Selection operation
b. Primitive operation
c. Projection operation
d. Generalized selection

2. Relational calculus can be divided into how many calculi:

a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5

3. Which is relation calculus:

a. Tuple relation calculus

b. Domain relational calculus
c. Both
d. None

4. Which calculus is based on specifying a number of tuple variables:

a. Tuple relation calculus

b. Domain relational calculus
c. Both
d. None

5. SQL is used for interacting with___:

a. DBMS
b. RDBMS
c. DDL
d. SDL
6. FD stands for:

a. Functional dependency
b. Facilitate dependency
c. Functional data
d. Facilitate data

7. In which model of database data is stored in tables:

a. Network model
b. Relational model
c. Hierarchical model
d. None of these

8. The relational database model and after that by a researcher at _______:

a. IBM
b. Apple
c. Intel
d. All of these

9. The database containing tables related to each other that help in the smooth processing of data
is called ______:

a. Service database
b. Relation database
c. Related database
d. None of these

10. A table can be defined as a set of______:

a. Rows
b. Columns
c. Both
d. None
11. Which is very essential as no single set has a specific sot order for its elements:

a. Rows
b. Columns
c. Tables
d. All of these

12. How many types of keys in relation database design:

a. Primary key
b. Candidate key
c. Foreign key
d. All of these

13. Which keys are used that are a column in the table:

a. Primary key
b. Candidate key
c. Foreign key
d. All of these

14. Which key is referencing a primary key in a table:

a. Primary key
b. Candidate key
c. Foreign key
d. All of these

15. Which key is used to fined the customer from the table:

a. Primary key
b. Candidate key
c. Foreign key
d. All of these
16. DBA stands for:

a. Database associated
b. Database administrator
c. Database application
d. None of these

17. DBMS stands for:

a. Database associated
b. Database administrator
c. Database application
d. Database management system

18. Which means a place where data can be stored in a structured manner:

a. CPU
b. Database
c. ALU
d. All of these

19. A database is a complex ______:

a. Data structure
b. Memory
c. Both
d. None

20. The set of data available to the user, the so-called:

 a. Start-user data
b. End-user data
c. Database
d. None of these

21. How is describing the end-user data:

a. Memory
b. CPU
c. ALU
d. Data

22. DBMS is to impose a logical and structured organization on:

a. Register
b. Data
c. Memory
d. None of these

23. How many basic operation performed in DBMS:

a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4

24. Basic operation performed in DBMS are:

a. Management of data in the database
b. Management of user associated with database
c. Both
d. None
25. _____is a collection of programs performing all necessary action associated with a
database:
 a. Database associated
b. Database administrator
c. Database application
d. Database management system

26. _______is a program or set of program that interacts with the database at some point in
its execution:

a. A database system
b. A database application
c. Both
d. None

27. ________is a collection of application programs that interacts with the database along
with DBMS:

a. A database system
b. A database application
c. Both
d. None

28. In which services the processes of database management and data management are
complementary:

a. Database associated
b. Database administrator
c. Database application
d. Database management system

29. ACID stands for:

a. Atomicity, consistency, isolation, and durability
b. Atomicity, command, integrity, and data
c. Atomicity, control, integrated, and direct
 d. None of these
30. A DBMS provides users with the conceptual representation of:

a. Register
b. Data
c. Logical view
d. Physical view

31. Which structure of data clearly is one of the main features of the database approach:

a. Logical view
b. Physical view
c. Both
d. None

32. A _____view of data expresses the way a user thinks about data

a. Logical view
b. Physical view
c. Both
d. None

33. A physical view of data refers to the way data is handled at a_____ its storage and
retrieval:

a. High level
b. Low level
c. Medium level
d. All of these

34. In logical and physical view of data the set of principles that defines a data model may be
divided into how many parts:
 a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4

35. In logical and physical view of data the set of principles that defines a data model may be
divided into which part:

a. Data definition
b. Data manipulation
c. Data integrity
d. All of these

36. The overall description of a database is called______:

a. Data definition
b. Data manipulation
c. Data integrity
d. Database schema

37. Which is proper subset designed to support ‘views’ belonging to different classes of users
in order to hid or protect information:

a. Schema
b. Subschema
c. Non-schema
d. None-subschema

38. A data dictionary is a repository that manages _____:

a. Database
b. Memory
c. Metadata
 d. All of these

39. Which languages are used to define and query a database:

a. Database
b. Memory
c. Metadata
d. All of these

40. DDL stand for:

a. Data definition language

b. Data description languages
c. Data design languages
d. Database dictionary languages

41. Which are the not most frequently used DDL statements:

a. CREATE
b. DROP
c. ALTER
d. None of these

42. VDL stand for:

a. View data languages
b. View design languages
c. View definition languages
d. View done languages
43. SDL stands for
a. Stand definition languages
b. Storage definition languages
c. Select definition languages
d. system definition languages
44. The DDL is used to specify the_____:
 a. Conceptual schemas
b. Internal schemas
c. Both
d. None

45. The SDL is used to specify the_______:

a. Conceptual schemas
b. Internal schemas
c. Both
d. None

46. DML stands for:

a. Data description languages
b. Data design languages
c. Database dictionary languages
d. Data manipulation languages
47. Which is used for data retrieval from the database:

a. DDL
b. DML
c. SDL
d. VDL

48. Which is used to specify the user views and their mappings to the conceptual schema:

a. DDL
b. DML
c. SDL
d. VDL

49. How many types of DML:

 a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4

50. What are the types of DML:

a. Low level
b. High level
c. Procedural DML
d. All of these