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BCA-3rd Sem
Database Management System
Unit-1
Short Answer Questions(SAQ):
1) What is DBMS? List any three applications. (or) Define DBMS? 2) Explain the following terms in database: a) Data b) Record c) Table 3) Write about various users in DBMS. 4) Define database? 5) Explain drawbacks of File-based system. 6) What is Data Model? 7) What do you meant by Data Independence? 8) What is an Entity set? Long Answer Questions(LAQ): 1)Define DBMS. Discuss the applications of database system. 2) What is DBMS ? Explain the various advantages and disadvantages of DBMS. 3)Discuss different tiers of database architecture. (or) Explain about 3-tier schema architecture. 4)What is Data Independence? Explain types of Data Independence. Unit-2 Short Answer Questions(SAQ): 1) What is Key? Write about types of keys? (or) What is a key? Explain the following keys: a) Super key b) Primary key c) Foreign key 2) What is Integrity constrains? 3) What is primary key? 4) Explain in detail about 3NF with example. 5) What is Normalization? 6) Define foreign key in relational database. 7) Write about domain,key and integrity constrains. 8) Write a short note on : a) Tuple b) Attribute c) Domain Long Answer Questions(LAQ): 1) What are the CODD’S rules? (or) Explain codd’s relational database rules. 2) What is a key? Explain different types of keys used in a relational database. 3) What is Normalization ? Explain different forms of normalization. 4) Explain the BCNF (Boyce-codd normal form) with example. 5) Explain the 1NF,2NF,3NF with example. Unit-3 Short Answer Questions(SAQ): 1) What is entity and relationship? 2) What are the different types of symbols used in ER-Diagram ? 3) Draw an ER-Diagram to show relation between student and bank. 4) What is weal entity and strong entity? 5) What is an attribute? What are the different types of it? 6) What do you meant by Structure Query Language(SQL)? 7) Differentiate between DML and DDL. 8) Write a short note on SQL commands: DDL,DML,TCL and DCL. 9) What is MySQL? 10) Explain about ER-Diagram. Long Answer Questions(LAQ): 1)Explain about generalization using ER-Diagrams. 2)Explain about DDL operations with examples. 3)Explain about DML operations with examples. 4)Explain different types operators used in SQL. Unit-4 Short Answer Questions(SAQ): 1) Write a short note on Nested sub queries. 2) Write about Nested Query. 3) Why joins are used in SQL? 4) Define Equi join. 5) What are the various SET operations? Long Answer Questions(LAQ): 1) What are the Nested queries ? How do you create them? Discuss it with relevant examples. 2) Discuss the various types of joins in SQL with suitable examples. 3) What are views? How are they create? What can and can’t they do? Explain. 4) Explain the rules for DML statements on join views. 5) Explain about TCL operations with examples. 6) Explain about DCL operations with examples. Unit-5 Short Answer Questions(SAQ): 1) What is trigger? (or) What is database trigger? 2) What is the block structure of PL/SQL? 3) What do you mean by procedure? Discuss. 4) What are composite data types in PL/SQL? 5) Briefly explain about “cursor”. 6) Differentiate between procedure and function. Long Answer Questions(LAQ): 1) Discuss various types of triggers. 2) What are the main parts of trigger? Discuss in detail. 3) What is a package? What does it contain? Discuss. 4) What is a cursor ? What are the different ways of declaring a cursor? Discuss with syntax. 5) Explain about data types in PL/SQL. 6) Explain advantages and disadvantages of PL/SQL.