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Exercises: Introduction to Database Systems
Please answer the questions to the best of your ability. Questions with checkboxes may
have multiple correct answers.
1. A set of programs supporting the creation, maintenance and operation of a database
Database management system (DBMS)
is called .
2. A database schema is
the collection of related data
the state of a database
a description of the database using a specific data model
the content of the database
3. A data model is
a tool that can be used to describe a database
a model of the data stored
a set of concepts used to describe a database
the collection of stored data
a set of relations in a database
4. The Entity-Relationship data model is an example of implementation data models
True
False
5. The component of a data model which is used to specify the constraints specific to
that data model is called
data component
structural component
integrity component
operational component
database schema
query language
6. A language you can use to define tables, schemas, attribute domains and constraints
is called a
view definition language
storage definition language
schema definition language
database definition language
data definition language
7. A conceptual schema is a description of a database specified using a high-level data
model
True
False
8. Which of the following is not a function of a conceptual database model:
acts as a communication tool between the end-users and designers
enables the database users to understand the structure of the database
represents the types of data stored in the database
enables the database to be implemented in a DBMS
represents the relationships between data
9. A carefully designed database would be
easier to maintain
more difficult to maintain
more difficult to understand
make the database overly complex
10. A database extension is
the data and all applications used on the data
the schema of a database
the data and all software (DBMS and applications) that process the database
the definition of the database
one particular database
the state of the database
11. database administrators
DBA stands for .
12. The data manipulation language is a language that allows
modification of the internal schema
specification of updates and retrievals
modification of the external schema
the database structure to be modified
the content of the database to be accessed
modification of the conceptual schema
13. Which of the following is NOT a function of a DBA?
security and authorization
transaction management
schema definition
database tuning
performance monitoring
back up
14. A database in which data is stored on several computers is called a
distributed database
concurrent database
centralized database
network database
multidatabase
client-server database
15. Who or what is responsible for maintaining database consistency?
database designers
end users
database management system
Database applications
the DBMS vendor
all of the above
16. The database lifecycle consists of
the states of the database before and after each database application has been
executed on the database
all different states of the database, corresponding to the operations performed
on it
all stages starting from requirements analysis, design, implementation and
maintenance of an operating database
requirements analysis, conceptual, logical and physical design of the database
17. A data catalog stores
the list of various DBMSs
descriptions of database structure and constraints
meta-data
data from various databases
18. List all database design phases that are DBMS independent.
requirements analysis
requirements analysis and conceptual design
requirements analysis and logical design
requirements analysis, conceptual and logical design
all phases
none
19. Which of the following is not an advantage of using databases:
access control
controlled redundancy
flexibility
multiple user interfaces
lower cost
up-to-date information
(prepared by Assoc. Prof. Dr.techn. DANG Tran Khanh, [email protected])
