DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

1. What is data? Give example

2. What is information? Give example
3. What is DBMS? Mentions the various software’s of DBMS.
4. Explain the characteristics / advantages of DBMS.
5. What are the drawbacks / disadvantages of DBMS.
6. Explain different users of Database
7. Who is a Database Administrator?
8. Mention the roles and responsibilities of DBA.
9. What is a data model?
10. Explain Hierarchical and Network Data model.
11. Explain Relational data model.
12. What is database schema? Give example.
13. What is database instance?
14. What is data independence?
15. Explain three schema architecture using diagram.
16. Explain any 3 different DBMS interfaces.
17. What is an entity? Give example
18. Explain different types of entities.
19. Write the difference between Strong entity and Weak entity.
20. Write the various notations used in ER diagrams.
21. What is an entity set?
22. Write a ER diagram of a) Library Management System.
b) University Management System
c) Hospital Management System
23. Explain the terms a) Table
b) Record
c) Tuple
24. What is an attribute? Explain different types of attributes using example.
25. What is a key? Explain the following keys using suitable examples
a. Super key
b. Primary key
c. Secondary key
d. Foreign key
e. Candidate key
26. What is a Relationship? Explain the different types of Relationship.
27. Explain any 2 fundamental operations of relational algebra using syntax and example.
28. Explain various relational algebra operations. (Union, Intersection, Difference, Division, Cartesian Product ).
29. Explain Selection, Projection and Join operations.
30. What are constraints?
31. What is Referential integrity Constraints?
32. What is Normalization?
33. Explain First and Second Normal forms.
34. Explain 3NF
35. What is SQL? Give example.
36. Mention the data types available in SQL.
37. What are different types of database languages available?
38. Explain the various SQL commands available in DDL. Give syntax and example for each of them.
39. Explain the various SQL commands available in DML. Give syntax and example for each of them.
40. Explain the various SQL commands available in DCL. Give syntax and example for each of them.
41. Explain the various SQL commands available in TCL. Give syntax and example for each of them.
42. What is the use of GRANT and REVOKE command?
43. What is the difference between Commit and Rollback?
44. What is the use of COUNT( ) and SUM( ) functions?
45. Mention any 5 date functions in SQL with example.