Short Questions

0.1. How is data handled in file management system?

management system uses files to handle data. The files contain records that
The file starting address. The starting address
fields. Each field in the record has a
consist of related
each field and its length is used to identify its storage location. The field name is used
of data.
name reference to store and retrieve length field?
fixed-length field and variable
0.2. What is the difference between
result in
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storage space. A variable-length field does not contain predefined
the wastage of space according to the data entered by the user.
characters (bvtes). It occupies the
e Q.3. Define the term table or relation. as table
array of data that consists of rows and columns is known
A two-dimensional entity.
used to store information about an
or relation. The relations are
Q.4. What is entity?
about which information is stored in the database. An entity may
An entity is anvthing
names.
have many attributes with unique
database?
Q.5. How a relation is formed in entity about which information
according to the attributes of
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is to be stored. The attributes ofrelation.
entity becomes the name of the
relation.
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Secondly, the order
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insignificant.
the order of columns is
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PHYSICIAN (Ph_ Code, Ph Name, Address, Mobile No, Age) primary k
Ph_ Code Ph_Name Address Mobile_No Age
Ph001 Ali Lahore 123567 51
Ph002 Hassan Islamabad 45627 55
Primary Key: Ph_Code
Q.29. Define foreign key.
A foreign key is an attribute or combination of attributes in a relation whose
match a primary key in another relation. valug
as dependent table. The table to which theThe table in which foreign key is created is know
foreign key refers is known as parent table.
Q.30. What are dependent and parent
relations?
The relation in which foreign key is
relation to which the foreign key refers is created is known as dependent relation. Th
Q.31. Distinguish between primary key known as parent relation.
A primary key uniquely
and foreign key.
primary key in another relation. identifies each row in a relation. A foreign key
refers toi
have nullvalue. A relation can Primary key cannot accept null values but
Q.32. Who is the user or end
have only one primary key but can foreign key ca
user? have many foreign keys.
A user or end user is a
have a moderate person who uses computers for his
knowledge
does not need to know of computers, computer science and specific needs. He migh
Q.33. VWho is a data knowledge of computer system. information technology. He
in-depth
A data
administrator?
He normally administrator is a person who is
develops the overall functional responsible for entire data of an
office. He controls
O.34. VWrite three
and manages the whole requirements
database
for the database
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used in the
Three responsibilities of a database
administrator.
responsibilities
different users to use database,of a
database
occur in the database system. monitoring ofadministrator include assigning
database system and solving the permission to
O.35. How many fields and
records does the problems tha
RollNo Name following table contain?
2341
Shaheer Subject Class
4500
Saima English 2nd year
The table contains four Maths 1st Year
fields and two records.

Multiple Choice Questions

1, The number of
a. Constant characters in fixed-length field is:
b. Variable
The number of
2.
a. Constant characters in c. 10
variable-length field is:
b. Variable d. 100