Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 3 views

    Database Administration Level IV Theory Exam (2)

    Uploaded by

    Eyachew Tewabe

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Database Administration Level IV Theory Exam (2)

    Uploaded by

    Eyachew Tewabe
    3 views5 pages

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as docx, pdf, or txt
    3 views5 pages

    Database Administration Level IV Theory Exam (2)

    Uploaded by

    Eyachew Tewabe

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as docx, pdf, or txt
    of 5

    Database Administration Level IV Theory Exam

    1. In the relational mode, cardinality is termed as

    A. Number of tuples

    B. Number of attributes

    C. Number of tables

    D. Number of constraint

    2. DML is provided for

    A. Description of logical structure of database

    B. Addition of new structure in database system

    C. Manipulation and process of database

    D. Definition of physical structure of database system

    3. An entity set that does not have sufficient attribute to form a primary key is

    A. Strong entity set

    B. Simple entity set

    C. Weak entity set

    D. Primary entity set

    4. In E-R diagram attributes are represented by

    A. Rectangle

    B. Square

    C. Ellipse

    D. Triangle

    5. Count function in SQL returns number of

    A. Values

    B. Distinct value

    C. Group
    D. Column

    Column

    6. Which one of the following statement is false?

    A. Data dictionary is normally maintained by the database administrator

    B. Data element in the database can be modified by changing the data dictionary

    C. Data dictionary contains the name and description of each data element

    D. Data dictionary is a tool used exclusively by the database administrator

    7. The statement in SQL which allows to change the definition of a table

    A. Alter

    B. Update

    C. Create

    D. Select

    8. The visual study of something or someone in order to gain information or learn about behavior,

    trends, or changes

    A. Observation

    B. Interview

    C. Survey

    D. Questionnaire

    9. key to represent relationship between tables

    A. Primary key

    B. Secondary key

    C. Foreign key

    D. Referential integrity

    10. What is the special association that indicates that one object can be broken down into Multiple

    special cases?
    A. Composition association

    B. Generalization association

    C. N-ary association

    D. Reflexive association

    11 Which of the following are the properties of entities

    A. Groups

    B. Table

    C. Switchboards

    D. Attributes

    12. Which of the following is legal expression in SQL?

    A. Select null from employee;

    B. Select name from employee;

    C. Select name from employee where salary=null

    D. Select name from employee where salary

    13. Virtual table that draws its data from the result of an SQL select statement

    A. View

    B. Synonym

    C. Sequence

    D. Transaction

    14. The act of designing and writing programs as interactions among functions that each
    perform a single well-defined function, and which have minimal side-effect interaction data dictionary
    between them

    A. Syntax

    B. Modular programming

    C. Relational database

    D. Algorithm
    15.The act or process of planning and exercising conscious control over the amount of time spent on
    specific activities, especially to increase effectiveness, efficiency or productivity

    A. Work flow

    B. Time management

    C. Decision making

    D. Communication

    16.The problem that is compounded when constraints involve several data items from different files

    A. Transaction control management system

    B. Security problem

    C. Integrity problem

    D. Durability problem

    17. Which of the following fields in student file can be used as a primary key

    A. Class

    B. Social security number

    C. GPA

    D. Major

    18. A command that lets you change one or more field in a record

    A. Insert

    B. Modify

    C. Lookup

    D. Delete

    19. Which of the following hardware component is the most important to the operation of database
    system

    A. High resolution video display

    B. Printer

    C. High speed, large capacity disk


    D. Mouse

    20. The overall system of operational techniques and activities that are used to fulfill requirements for
    quality

    A. Quality assurance

    B. Procedure

    C. Service delivery

    D. Quality control

    21. A type of diagram that represents an algorithm or process, showing the steps as boxes of various
    kinds, and their order by connecting those with arrows.

    A. ER Diagram

    B. Class diagram

    C. Flowchart diagram

    D. Use case diagram

    You might also like