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NPTEL DBMS 2025 Week 1

The document outlines the structure and guidelines for the Introduction to Database Systems tutorial, including instructions for participation and content focus. It also presents a series of true/false questions and answers regarding database concepts, such as RDBMS, data models, and the roles of various database users. Key topics include the separation of data and metadata, the nature of the ER model, and the understanding required by different roles in database management.

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NPTEL DBMS 2025 Week 1

The document outlines the structure and guidelines for the Introduction to Database Systems tutorial, including instructions for participation and content focus. It also presents a series of true/false questions and answers regarding database concepts, such as RDBMS, data models, and the roles of various database users. Key topics include the separation of data and metadata, the nature of the ER model, and the understanding required by different roles in database management.

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NOC25 - CS40

Introduction to Database Systems


Week - 1
Tutorial by: Adwait P. Parsodkar
General Instructions
1. Tutorials every Friday from 6 PM to 8 PM on the same link.
2. Discussion only on that week’s contents.
3. You are expected to be familiar with the week’s contents.
4. No discussions on weekly assignments.
5. Tutorial is not compulsory.
6. Recording of the tutorial will be uploaded on YouTube.
7. We might encounter technical glitches occasionally. Please cooperate :)
8. Do not leave the link in case of network issues (from your or my end).
Question
Storing data and meta-data separately makes RDBMS general-purpose and flexible
Solution
True

Because it provides the flexibility of changing metadata, so adding another piece of data to
each relation record becomes very easy.
Question
“Data Model” is nothing but a data structure where data is stored.
Solution
False

Data model is a collection of conceptual tools to describe the database at a certain level of
abstraction.

1. Conceptual Data Model


2. Representational Data Model
3. Physical Data Model
Question
An RDBMS can typically manage more than one database.
Solution
True
Question
A database cannot be created unless an RDBMS is used.
Solution
False

RDBMS is the most widely used DBMS to create a database but a database can also be
created by using OS file system and custom-made programs.
Question
Relational data model provides the concept of “Entity”.
Solution
False

Relational model provides the concept of relation.

The E/R Model (a conceptual model) provides the concept of entities.


Question
ER Model is NOT a representational-level data model.
Solution
True

ER Model is conceptual level data model.


Question
Three-schema architecture is part of the Entity-Relationship Data Model.
Solution
False

Three-schema architecture is part of the high-level architecture of the DBMS software.

1. View Level (set of views)


2. Logical Level (set of relations)
3. Physical Level (set of files and index files)
Question
Transaction Manager takes control of the system when it recovers after a failure.
Solution
False

Recovery manager takes control of the system when it recovers after a failure.
Question
People who develop the application programs need not know the physical schema of the
database.
Solution
True
Question
People who develop the application programs need to know the logical schema of the
database completely.
Solution
True
Question
A log in the RDBMS keeps track of update operations of all transactions.
Solution
True
Question
Complete the sentence: Physical Data Independence is the ability to modify...

● physical-level schema without affecting the logical-level schema


● the logical-level schema with no effect on view-level schema.
● view-level schema without affecting logical-level schema.
● logical-level schema without affecting physical-level schema
Solution
● physical-level schema without affecting the logical-level schema
Question
An Entity-Relationship (ER) Model represents:

● The various entity types of interest and the relationships among them in the domain
being modeled.
● Various tables and links among them in the domain being modeled.
● The various entity types of interest and the relationships among them in the domain
being modeled along with operations to be performed on data.
● Various tables and links among them in the domain being modeled along with
operations to be performed on data
Solution
● The various entity types of interest and the relationships among them in the domain
being modeled.
Question
A person who develops a high-level language program that meets a functional requirement
of the database is usually called:

● A naive user
● An application programmer
● A data analyst
● A DB administrator
Solution
● An application programmer
Question
The people playing the following role need NOT have an understanding of the complete
logical schema of the database:

● Data-entry Operator
● Application Programmer
● Data Analyst
● Database Administrator
Solution
● Data-entry Operator
Question
Which of the following are true?

S1: A view usually provides access to a part of the data relevant to a group of users

S2: A view usually provides access to the complete database

S3: The feature of defining views is to be compulsorily provided by the RDBMS

S4: The feature of defining views may not be provided by an RDBMS


Solution
● S1 and S4

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