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Started on Saturday, 15 July 2023, 8:57 AM

State Finished
Completed on Saturday, 15 July 2023, 9:34 AM
Time taken 36 mins 6 secs
Grade 17.00 out of 20.00 (85%)

Question 1

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There is only one type of relational calculus.
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Select one:
True

False 

The correct answer is 'False'.

Question 2

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The DIFFERENCE operator subtracts one table from the other.
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Select one:
True 

False

The correct answer is 'True'.

Question 3

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In a natural join, the column on which the join was made occurs twice in the new table.
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True

False 

The correct answer is 'False'.

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Question 4

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A/an ______________ is a join where the only comparison operator used in the predicate is =.
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a. theta-join
b. equi-join
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c. natural join
d. outer join

The correct answer is: equi-join

Question 5

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____, also known as RESTRICT, yields values for all rows found in a table that satisfy a given condition.
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a. Intersect
b. Union
c. Difference
d. Select 

The correct answer is: Select

Question 6

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To be considered minimally relational, the DBMS must support the key relational operators ____, PROJECT, and JOIN.
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a. intersect
b. union
c. difference
d. select 

The correct answer is: select

Question 7

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In a _________________, if no match is made between the tuples in the relation, the new relation does not include the
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unmatched tuple. and the column on which the join was made occurs only once in the new relation.
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a. equi-join
b. natural join 
c. theta-join
d. outer-join

The correct answer is: natural join

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Question 8

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____ yields a vertical subset of a table.
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a. project
b. select
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c. union
d. difference

The correct answer is: project

Question 9

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A formulae in predicate calculus cannot comprise
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a. <
b. >
c. V
d. Ω 

The correct answer is: Ω

Question 10

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In an outer join, the matched pairs would be retained and any unmatched values in the other table would be left ____.
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a. in another table
b. null 
c. out of the results
d. with matching values from the original table

The correct answer is: null

Question 11

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The Universal Quantifiers states the formulae must be true for
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 instances.

The correct answer is: all

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Question 12

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What is meant by the term union compatibility?
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a. When two or more tables share the same number of columns and when they share the same domains.
b. When two or more tables share the same number of columns.
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c. When two or more tables have the same degree.
d. When two or more tables share the same (or compatible) domains. 

The correct answer is: When two or more tables share the same number of columns and when they share the same
domains.

Question 13

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If two relations are not
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 , then the UNION operator cannot be applied as the results would be invalid.

The correct answer is: union-compatible

Question 14

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Tables must have the same attribute characteristics (the columns and domains must be compatible) to be used in a
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UNION.
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Select one:
True

False 

The correct answer is 'True'.

Question 15

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A left outer join on tables CUSTOMER and AGENT yields all of the rows in the CUSTOMER table, including those that do
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not have a matching value in the AGENT table.
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True 

False

The correct answer is 'True'.

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Question 16

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A(n) ____ join links tables by selecting only the rows with common values in their common attribute(s).
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a. equal
b. unique
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c. foreign
d. natural 

The correct answer is: natural

Question 17

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The equijoin takes its name from the comparison operator ____ used in the condition.
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a. *
b. <
c. = 
d. >

The correct answer is: =

Question 18

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The DIVIDE operation uses one single-column table (e.g., column "a") as the divisor and one two-column table (e.g.,
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columns "a" and "b") as the dividend.
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Select one:
True 

False

The correct answer is 'True'.

Question 19

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The relational operators have the property of
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 ; that is, the use of relational algebra operators on existing relations (tables) produces new relations.

The correct answer is: closure

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 Question 20

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____ yields only the rows that appear in both tables.
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a. intersect
b. union
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c. difference
d. select

The correct answer is: intersect

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