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Database 621 MCQs

Database systems (Richfield Graduate Institute of Technology)

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DATABASE MCQs

TOPIC 1
1. The derived attributes in entity relationship diagrams are denoted by

A. dotted triangle
B. dotted rectangle
C. dotted oval
D. dotted square
Answer C

2. In designing of software, the functional requirements are specified with the help of

A. sequence diagrams
B. dataflow diagrams
C. scenarios
D. all of above
Answer D

3. In the database, the set of all entities related to a particular entity type is classified as

A. structural entity set

B. entity set
C. functional set of entity
D. logical set of entity
Answer B

4. In entity-relationship, the entity type which has existence dependency constraint is classified as

A. single entity
B. foreign entity
C. weak entity
D. strong entity
Answer C

5. The set of key attributes that identify weak entities related to some owner entity is classified as

A. structural key
B. partial key
C. string key
D. foreign key
Answer B

6. In DBMS, the set of associations can be defined among different entities from different entity
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A. relationship string
B. relationship set
C. relationship type
D. both b and c
Answer D

7. The two main types of constraints of entity relationships are

A. intensive ratio
B. participation
C. cardinality ratio
D. both b and c
Answer D

8. In ER diagrams, the partial participation is shown by

A. single line
B. double line
C. double dotted line
D. triple dotted line
Answer A

9. The partial key is differentiated by other keys in database by underlining the key with

A. dotted line
B. double line
C. red line
D. red dotted line
Answer A

10. In entity-relationship diagram, the key attributes are represented by

A. oval shape and underline

B. oval shape and double line
C. square shape and underline
D. square shape and double line
Answer A

11. In traditional DBMS, the application programs are considered to be the part of domain of

A. database designs
B. software engineering
C. network design utility
D. utility designs
Answer B

12. The type of relationship between attributes in which similar entity participates more than once
by playing different roles is classified as

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A. intensive relationships
B. recursive relationship
C. extensive relationship
D. floating relationships
Answer B

13. The other names of weak entity types are

A. ordinate entity type

B. child entity type
C. subordinate entity type
D. both b and c
Answer D

14. The user defined operations which includes update transactions and retrieval transactions are
classified as

A. logical requirements
B. attribution requirements
C. structural requirements
D. functional requirements
Answer D

15. The type of association which associates an owner entity to weak entity is classified as

A. string relationship
B. dependency relationship
C. floating relationship
D. identifying relationship
Answer D

16. The type of attributes that can be easily divided into smaller parts is classified as

A. derived attributes
B. simple attributes
C. composite attributes
D. atomic attributes
Answer C

17. The weak entities are used in entity relationship diagrams and are denoted by

A. double rectangles
B. double square
C. double ovals
D. double squares
Answer A

18. The databases which are used to represent reference attributes are classified as

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A. ternary databases
B. string databases
C. floating databases
D. object databases
Answer D

19. The Universal Modeling Language in database management system is classified as

A. object modeling methodology

B. query modeling methodology
C. entity modeling methodology
D. attribute modeling methodology
Answer A

20. In the entity-relationship diagram, the partial key is sometimes also called

A. subordinate
B. discriminator
C. incremental
D. Cartesian ordinate
Answer B

21. In the modelling of union type classes, the partial category of super class is represented by

A. single line
B. inverted comma
C. triple line
D. double line

ANSWER An A

22. The type of classes which specifies the operations and attributes but the corresponding
classes are not available are classified as

A. abstract classes
B. leaf node classes
C. overlapping node classes
D. shared node classes
E.
ANSWER A

23. The entity type from which the subgroups can be made is classified as

A. super class
B. subclass
C. qualified class
D. non-qualified class

ANSWER B

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24. Considering the conceptual synthesis and refinement, the generalization process is classified
as

A. conceptual instantiation
B. conceptual synthesis
C. conceptual refinement
D. conceptual identification

ANSWER Bwer B

25. The kind of class which does not have its own subclasses is called

A. leaf node
B. attribute node
C. overlapping node
D. disjoint node

ANSWER Answer

26. The root super class in diagrams of generalization and specialization is considered as

A. three-tier class
B. two-tier class
C. base class
D. top class

ANSWER C
Answer C
27. The association between aggregate and primitive objects is classified as

A. IS-A-SUPERCLASS-OF relationship
B. IS-A-SUBCLASS-OF relationship
C. IS-A-COMPONENT-OF relationship
D. IS-A-PART-OF relationship
An
ANSWER D
D
28. The concept which describes the domain of knowledge is considered as

A. morphology
B. ontology
C. anthropology
D. terminology
A
ANSWER B

29. Considering abstraction concepts, the process of assigning the similar entities to similar
entity types systematically is called

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A. classification
B. instantiation
C. identification
D. exception abstract

ANSWER A
Answer A
30. The category which considers the subset of union of entities included in super class is
classified

A. disjoint super class

B. joined super class
C. total super class
D. partial super class

ANSWER D
A

TOPIC 2
31. The kind of class whose entities belongs to some other data class is called

A. concrete classes
B. abstract classes
C. leaf node classes
D. template classes

ANSWER A

32. According to enhanced-entity relationships, the association between super class and
subclass is as

A. super class is subset of subclass

B. subclass is subset of super class
C. subclass is partial joint of super class
D. super class is partial joint of subclass

ANSWER B
Answer B
33. The possible specialization constraint includes

A. disjoint and total

B. overlapping and total
C. overlapping and partial
D. all of above

ANSWER D

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Answer D
34. The hierarchy in which each subclass participates in one subclass relationship is classified as

A. specialization hierarchy
B. generalization hierarchy
C. jointness hierarchy
D. disjoint hierarchy

ANSWER A
Answer A
35. The type of lattice in which a subclass can be class or subclass in more than one association
of subclasses is classified as

A. attribution lattice
B. specialization lattice
C. generalization lattice
D. disjoint lattice
A
ANSWER B

36. In the process of specialization, the subclasses are attached by

A. lines
B. dotted lines
C. red lines
D. red dotted lines

ANSWER A

37. The kind of subclass on which the entity become part of subclass by putting some condition
on attribute values is classified as

A. predicate segregation subclass

B. predicate aggregation subclass
C. predicate-defined subclass
D. indicate-defined subclass

ANSWER C

38. The kind of subclass in which there are no constraints for deciding membership in any given
subclass is classified as

A. visual subclass
B. user-defined subclass
C. member subclass
D. local subclass

ANSWER BB

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39. Considering the knowledge representation and conceptual modeling, the reasoning
mechanisms are classified as part of

A. functional modeling
B. concrete modeling
C. knowledge representation
D. conceptual modeling

ANSWER CC

40. The main constraints applicable in specialization are

A. disjointness constraint
B. incomplete constraint
C. completeness constraint
D. both a and c

ANSWER D B

41. In the modeling of union type classes, the total category of super class is represented by

A. triple line
B. double line
C. single line
D. inverted comma

Answer B

42. The category which considers the union of super class entities is called

A. total super class

B. partial super class
C. disjoint super class
D. joined super class

Answer A

43. Considering the conceptual synthesis and refinement, the specialization process is classified
as

A. conceptual refinement
B. conceptual identification
C. conceptual instantiation
D. conceptual synthesis

Answer D

44. If the super class contains the entities in subclasses and is derived from super class then the
super class is considered as

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A. total
B. partial
C. overlap
D. disjoint

Answer A

45. The process of defining the entity type subclasses is classified as

A. type inheritance
B. visualization
C. specialization
D. generalization

Answer C

46. The entity types, super classes and subclasses are classified as

A. ER schema overlapping
B. ER schema functions
C. ER schema objects
D. EER schema constructs

Answer D

47. The subclass which has more than one super class is called

A. partial subclass
B. shared subclass
C. shared super class
D. joint super class

Answer B

48. The type of subclass constraint that one entity can be member of at most one subclass is
classified as

A. incomplete joint constraint

B. complete joint constraint
C. disjointness constraint
D. jointness constraint

Answer C

49. In UML class diagrams, the inheritances that are permitted includes

A. single inheritance
B. multiple inheritance

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C. shared schema inheritance

D. both a and b

Answer D

50. The leaf nodes in diagrams of generalization and specialization are considered as

A. extension classes
B. leaf classes
C. inverted classes
D. diverted classes

Answer B

TOPIC 3

51. The concept in which the shared subclass take over the relationship from multiple classes is
considered as

A. joint inheritance
B. partial inheritance
C. multiple inheritance
D. independent inheritance

Answer C

52. The IS-AN-INSTANCE-OF and IS-A-MEMBER-OF are types of relationships to associate

A. object instance to object class

B. leaf instance to node class
C. union instance to object class
D. intersect instance to object class

Answer A

53. The generalization and specialization lattices are classified as

A. single aggregation
B. multiple inheritance
C. single inheritance
D. multiple aggregation
Answer B

54. The inverse process of classification which focuses on specific examination of different
entities of classes is called

A. identification

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B. exception abstract
C. classification
D. instantiation
Answer D

55. The type of attributes that are applicable to specific subclasses is classified as

A. aggregate attributes
B. segregate attributes
C. public attributes
D. local attributes

Answer D

56. The identification, aggregation and instantiation are abstraction concepts used in

A. intension and extension models

B. classes and nodes models
C. concrete models
D. semantic data models
Answer D

57. The type of specialization in which all the subclasses have membership condition on super
class of similar attribute is classified as

A. constraint-defined specialization
B. key-defined specialization
C. entity-defined specialization
D. attribute-defined specialization
Answer D

58. If there is no association between aggregate and primitive objects then this can be
represented as

A. IS-A-COMPONENT-OF relationship
B. IS-A-PART-OF relationship
C. IS-A-SUPERCLASS-OF relationship
D. IS-A-SUBCLASS-OF relationship
Answer A

59. In the process of specialization, the specific attributes are also classified as

A. public attributes
B. local attributes
C. aggregate attributes
D. segregate attributes
Answer B

60. The predicate-defined subclasses are also known as

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A. condition-defined subclasses
B. non condition subclasses
C. aggregation subclasses
D. segregation subclasses
Answer A

61. The process of abstraction in which the objects and classes are identified with some kind of
identifier is classified as

A. classification
B. instantiation
C. identification
D. exception abstract
Answer C

62. Considering the constraints of generalization and specialization, the constraint of disjointness
and completeness is usually

A. non calculated
B. non defined
C. independence
D. dependence
Answer C

63. The relationship between vocabulary to represent different concepts is classified as

A. dictionary
B. thesaurus
C. glossary
D. all of above
Answer D

64. Consider representation of specialization and generalization, the blank triangle is used to
indicate the specific constraint called

A. disjoint node
B. shared base constraint
C. schema construct
D. disjoint constraint
Answer D

65. The Web project which allows exchange of information among different computers on Web
is classified as

A. segregate web
B. conceptual web
C. semantic web
D. aggregate web

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Answer C

66. In the enhanced-entity-relationship, the collection of entities in the form of set is classified as

A. object
B. schema
C. class
D. construct
Answer C

67. The entity involved in the process of specialization is considered as

A. medium class of entity

B. mini class of entity
C. subclass of entity
D. super class of entity
Answer D

68. The subclass which represent objects collection of distinct entity types is classified as

A. partial type
B. intersection type
C. union type
D. both b and c
Answer D

69. The procedure of building composite objects from components of objects is classified as

A. aggregation
B. segregation
C. aggregate synthesis
D. aggregate refinement
Answer A

70. Consider representation of specialization and generalization, the filled triangle is used to
indicate the constraint called

A. overlapping constraint
B. disjoint node
C. shared base constraint
D. schema construct
Answer A

71. The package of software that facilitate the modeling of database and improved performance
of database system is classified as

A. tools
B. tool developers

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C. programmers
D. system tools
Answer A

72. The parts of an operation or function must includes

A. storage capacity
B. implementation
C. interface
D. both a and b
Answer D

73. The name of operation and the type of data of parameters must be included in

A. interface or signature
B. user friendly signature
C. conceptual signature
D. logical signature
Answer A

74. The function which causes the retrieval of any kind of data from database is considered as

A. key
B. query
C. structure
D. storing cycle
Answer B

75. The type data abstraction which allows the conceptual representation of data in database
management system is considered as

A. logical design model

B. data model
C. interface model
D. user friendly model
Answer B

76. The implications of database management approaches includes

A. flexibility
B. economies of scale
C. reduced development time
D. all of theses
Answer D

77. The standardized types of database queries and methods of updating database are called

A. canned transactions
B. occasional transactions

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C. conceptual transactions
D. occupational transactions

Answer B

78. The type of constraints that specifies the uniqueness of data stored in the database are
considered as

A. semantics
B. business rules
C. controlled rules
D. structural rules
Answer A

79. The collection of known and useful raw facts that has some meaning and can be processed in
useful way is classified as

A. management oriented facts

B. updated facts
C. data
D. recorded facts
Answer C

TOPIC 3
80. The usage of operations with the help of arguments without considering the structure of
operation implementation is classified as

A. program operation independence

B. program operation dependence
C. interface implementation independence
D. program structural independence
Answer A

81. The type of application program which controls all the task from order processing to
customer support functions is classified as

A. enterprise record management

B. customer services application
C. customer relationship management
D. customer information management
Answer C

82. The users who access the database occasionally but need different information every time
are classified as

A. isolated users
B. occasional users

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C. logical users
D. casual end users
Answer D

83. The files used for speedy disk search by providing the specialized structures of data are
classified as

A. indexes
B. glossaries
C. content specification
D. listing documents
Answer A

84. The type of function which allows performing additional operations and sending messages to
other tables in database program is considered as

A. trigger
B. semantics
C. index
D. structure
Answer A

85. The characteristic of database management system which allows the program operation
independence and program data independence is classified as

A. conceptual abstraction
B. implementation abstraction
C. data abstraction
D. interface abstraction
Answer C

86. The person who implements the specifications of the database programs is considered as

A. software engineers
B. application programmers
C. software developers
D. all of above
Answer D

87. The problem arises because of incompatibility between data structures of programming
language and database management structures is called

A. structural dependency problem

B. logical redundancy problem
C. structural specification problem
D. impedance mismatch problem
Answer D

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88. The property of DBMS which ensures the execution of all the operations in transaction or
none of the operation is executed is classified as

A. isolation property
B. atomicity property
C. online execution property
D. offline execution property
Answer B

89. The specification given to database management system regarding the data whether it is
string, integers or special characters is classified as

A. type of data stored

B. type of query asked
C. type of structure developed
D. sequence of data cycle
Answer A

90. The users that maintain databases with the help of ready-made program packages are
considered as

A. standalone users
B. canned users
C. conceptual transactions
D. sophisticated end users
Answer A

91. In database management system, the executing process or executing program which
considers the updating or reading of records stored in database is called

A. conceptualization
B. execution
C. implementation
D. transaction
Answer D

92. The control feature in database management system which ensures the accuracy of data
updated by multiple users is classified as

A. conceptual implementation control

B. concurrency control
C. interface modelling control
D. user accessibility control
Answer B

93. The structuring of database by specifying the types and constraints of data is classified as

A. defining a database
B. creating a database

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C. analyzing a database
D. filtering a database
Answer A

94. The group of employees who are responsible for maintenance running hardware of system is
classified as

A. well being personnel

B. operators and maintenance personnel
C. system personnel
D. execution personnel
Answer B

95. The database catalog or dictionary defining the descriptive information which is stored in
database is called

A. constrained data
B. metadata
C. basic data
D. filtered data
Answer B

96. The property of DBMS which ensures whether the hundreds of applications are executed,
each transaction must be executed in isolation is classified as

A. online execution property

B. offline execution property
C. isolation property
D. atomicity property
Answer C

97. The multiple access users and access to database programs simultaneously is considered as

A. updating the database

B. protection of database
C. analysis of database
D. sharing of database
Answer D

98. The menu-driven interface of DBMS and the forms-style interface of DBMS is classified as

A. conceptual user interface

B. controlled user interface
C. graphical user interface
D. structural user interface
Answer C

99. The access to an online purchasing procedures, the airline ticket reservation systems and the
inventory management in local grocery stores are examples of

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A. traditional database applications

B. record keeping
C. customer management
D. customer services
Answer A

100. The systematic collection of data is classified as

A. customer services
B. database
C. updated records
D. customer data management
Answer B

101. The applications that are used for weather information or the collection of maps for
geographical information is classified as

A. scientific applications
B. logical applications
C. tracking applications
D. spatial applications
Answer D

102. The group of people whose job description requires updating database, generating
reports or using queries is called

A. casual users
B. secondary users
C. end users
D. primary users
Answer C

103. One of the module in the database management system which is responsible for
choosing efficient execution plan considering queries is considered as

A. index and glossary optimization

B. query processing and optimization
C. structural optimization
D. content optimization
Answer B

104. In large database management applications, theses customary constraints are

classified as

A. controlled rules
B. redundancy rules
C. index rules
D. business rules

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Answer D

105. The system which provides the active rules to initiate certain actions after meeting
specific conditions is classified as

A. indexed structure system

B. triggered database system
C. active database system
D. graphical business structure
Answer C

106. The process of designing new database or designing new application for database
which already exists is classified as

A. storage design analysis

B. requirement definition
C. requirement analysis
D. both a and b
Answer D

107. The procedure of storing the data on a medium of storage which is controlled by
database management system is considered as

A. retrieving the database

B. controlling the database
C. constructing the database
D. manipulating the database
Answer C

108. The planning program which consolidates the functions of organizations such as
sales, marketing, human resources and finance is classified as

A. enterprise resource planning

B. structural resource planning
C. spatial resource planning
D. logical resource planning
Answer A

109. In database management system, the business analysts, engineers and scientists are
classified as

A. isolated users
B. occasional users
C. sophisticated end users
D. casual end users
Answer C

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TOPIC 4
110. In database management system, the types of data structures used in indexes are

A. hash data structures

B. tree data structures
C. content and glossary structures
D. both a and b
Answer D

111. The phase considering documentation of analyzed requirements and can be

represented with the help of computerized tools is considered as

A. logical data design

B. storage cycle design
C. conceptual design
D. structural design
Answer C

112. The application of database management system in air flight seat booking in a way
that one seat is accessed by only one clerk for customer reservation is classified as

A. online transaction processing

B. offline transaction processing
C. online logical representation
D. offline modeling representation
Answer A

113. The person or group of people who is responsible for choosing the appropriate
structure for data representation and identifying the data to be stored is called

A. database designer
B. logical structure designer
C. conceptual structure designer
D. user interface designer
Answer A

114. The collection of programs that helps users to create and maintain the useful
databases according to their need is classified as

A. processed facts system

B. traditional data group creation
C. maintained records
D. database management system
Answer D

115. The person who take account of requirements of parametric end users is considered
as

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A. execution analyst
B. occasional analyst
C. system analyst
D. conceptual analyst
Answer C

116. The type of application used to store large amount of data regarding scientific
experiments is classified as

A. flexible applications
B. scientific application
C. logical application
D. structural application
Answer B

117. The property which states that files of data stored in database management system
does not belong to the application programs is called

A. program data dependence

B. program data dependence
C. structural independence
D. conceptual independence
Answer B

118. The process which includes the functions such as retrieving particular data with the
help of specific queries and generating reports of that data is classified as

A. constructing the database

B. manipulating the database
C. retrieving the database
D. controlling the database
Answer B

119. The system used by database administrators to specify restrictions of accounts and
creation of new accounts is classified as

A. controlled redundancy subsystem

B. program dependence subsystem
C. security and authorization subsystem
D. program independence subsystem
Answer B

120. The type of program which sends the queries to database management system for
the access to database is classified as

A. application program
B. system program
C. interactive program
D. limited access programs

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Answer A

121. The type of diagram in which the operations are specified on objects is considered as

A. functional diagrams
B. class diagrams
C. attribute diagrams
D. entity diagrams
Answer B

122. Considering the binary relationships, the possible cardinality ratios are

A. one : one
B. 1 : N
C. M : N
D. all of above
Answer D

123. The attributes that can be arranged into hierarchy are called

A. composite attributes
B. atomic attributes
C. derived attributes
D. simple attributes
Answer A

124. The set of all the entities having same attributes is classified as

A. entity type
B. attribute type
C. function type
D. hierarchy type
Answer A

125. The set of values which specifies which values are to be assigned to individual
entities is considered as

A. domain of values
B. composition of values
C. attribution of values
D. derivation of values
Answer A

126. The type of attributes that can be divided into smaller parts is classified as

A. multivalve attributes
B. single valued attributes
C. composite attributes
D. atomic attributes

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Answer D

127. The particular database and the set of related programs which helps in implementation of
updates and queries is called

A. implemented applications
B. backup applications
C. utility programs
D. database application
Answer D

128. The detailed description on entity constraints, entity relationships and entity types is expressed
in
A. low level schema design
B. physical design
C. conceptual design
D. logical design
Answer C

109. The types of partial constraints are

A. total and partial

B. intensive and extensive
C. minimum and maximum
D. floating and string
Answer A

110. The attributes which have only one value for a specific entity are called

A. multi-valued attributes
B. single valued attributes
C. atomic attributes
D. diatomic attributes
Answer B

111. The phase in data designing in which the access paths and database indexes are specified is
classified as

A. structural design
B. physical design of database
C. data model mapping
D. logical design
Answer B

112. In programming languages, the available data types are

A. integer
B. string
C. float and Boolean

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D. all of above
Answer D

113. The kind of constraint which cannot let two entities to have similar values is classified as

A. derived constraints
B. composite value constraint
C. uniqueness constraint
D. multi valued constraint
Answer C

114. The data model in which the relationships are explained in terms of attributes is classified as

A. functional data models

B. binary data models
C. ternary data models
D. extension data model
Answer A

115. The first step in designing high level conceptual data model is

A. logical design analysis

B. conceptual design analysis
C. functional requirement analysis
D. requirement analysis
Answer D

116. The weak entities and their identifying relationship in the ER diagrams are represented by

A. oval shape with double line

B. rectangle shape with double line
C. square shape with double line
D. diamond shape with double line
Answer D

117. In ER diagrams, the rectangles are used to denote

A. entity types
B. attribute types
C. key types
D. structure types
Answer A

118. In entity-relationship diagrams, the participating entities are represented by

A. oval shaped box

B. rectangular box
C. squared box
D. diamond shaped box

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Answer B

119. The relationship type in which one attribute is migrated to the N-side of relationship is classified
as

A. 4:N
B. 3:N
C. 1:N
D. 2:N
Answer C

120. The entities that have key attributes to be distinct are considered as

A. weak entity
B. strong entity
C. single entity
D. foreign entity
Answer B

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121. The schema which specifies that all the database users requirements have been met is called

A. high level conceptual schema

B. high level logical schema
C. high level structural schema
D. high level detailed schema
Answer A

122. For a relationship type, the participation constraints and cardinality ratio are considered
together to make

A. intensive constraints
B. recursive constraints
C. composite constraints
D. structural constraints
Answer D

123. The parent entity type or identifying entity type are considered as other names of

A. dominant entity type

B. non dominant entity type
C. composite entity type
D. non foreign entity type
Answer A

124. The relationship type with two degrees is classified as

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A. extension association
B. intension association
C. binary relationship
D. ternary relationship
Answer C

125. The constraint which specifies the minimum number of relationship instances is classified as

A. participation constraint
B. non-participation constraint
C. extensive constraint
D. intensive constraint
Answer A

126. In the commercial database management system, the relational database model is also known
as

A. implementation data model

B. attribution data model
C. sequential data model
D. functional data model
Answer A

127. In constructing ER diagrams, the double ovals are used to denote

A. multi-value table
B. multi-value entity
C. multi-value attributes
D. multi-value key
Answer C

128. The total participation constraint is also known as

A. recursive dependency
B. existence dependency
C. existence independency
D. recursive independency
Answer B

129. The weak entities are represented in UML diagrams by using aggregations called

A. qualified segregation
B. non-qualified segregation
C. non-qualified aggregation
D. qualified aggregation
Answer D

130. The attributes which have only more than one value for a specific entity are classified as

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A. atomic attributes
B. diatomic attributes
C. multi-valued attributes
D. single valued attributes
Answer C

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