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1. This is a type of program that lets one or more computer users create, manage, and
access data in a database.
a. B2B
b. DBMS
c. multidimensional database
d. None
2. In a relational database, this is a data structure that organizes the information about a
single topic into rows and columns.
a. block
b. record
c. tuple
d. table
3. This is a family of relational database management system products from IBM that
serve a number of different operating system platforms.
a. Cognos
b. DB2
c. ADO
d. Universal Data Access
4. This is a central repository for all or significant parts of the data that an enterprise's
various business systems collect.
a. data warehouse
b. business information warehouse
c. knowledge warehouse
d. None
5. This is the job title of someone who directs or performs all activities related to
maintaining a successful database environment.
a. DBA
b. MOLAP
c. PHP
d. RFC
6. This is a common standard language used to update and get information from a
database.
a. VB
b. TMQL
c. PHP
d. SQL
7. This is a file format that contains the values in a table in which column values are
separated by a comma and each row starts a new line.
a. ASCII
b. CSV file
c. virtual organization
d. None
8. In a relational database, this is the data structure that holds a single piece of data,
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such as first name or phone number.

a. catalog
b. field
c. entity
d. object
9. This is an organized selection of data from a database that allows you to look at it from
a particular perspective.
a. Venn diagram
b. Gantt chart
c. view
d. splay tree
10.This a program tool allows you to reorganize and summarize selected columns and
rows of data in a spreadsheet or database table to obtain a desired report.
a. pivot table
b. PERT chart
c. quad tree
d. ODBC
11.At this level of normalization, each column in a table that is not a determiner of the
contents of another column, must itself be a function of the other columns in the table.
a) 1NF
b) 2NF
c) 3NF
d) DKNF
12.This method of online analytical processing stores data in both a relational and a multi
dimensional database.
a) HOLAP
b) ROLAP
c) OLAP
d) DIMM
13.Which technology was Microsoft's first attempt at an object-oriented database

interface?
a) MQSeries
b) ADO
c) DAO
d) UDA
14.What concept would a data modeler NOT be expected to know?

a) class
b) object
c) UML
d) FMP
15.Which of the following tree structures is unique in that the tree organization varies
depending on which nodes are most frequently accessed?
a) B-tree
b) binary tree
c) quad tree
d) splay tree
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16.The basic unit of this SQL variant is called a block.

a) PL/SQL
b) XQL
c) SQLJ
d) TMQL
17.The acronym ACID is typically used in reference to:

a) transactions
b) CRM analytics
c) data integrity
d) stubs
18.A Database Management System (DBMS) may be used by, or combined with, this type
of transaction manager.
a) DB2
b) CICS
c) Oracle
d) Cognos
19.Encapsulation, types, classes, inheritance, overriding combined with late binding, and
extensibility are all features of this type of database.
a) multidimensional database
b) relational database
c) object-oriented
d) open source
20.A programmer using this type of middleware might need the Interface Definition
Language (IDL).
a) RPC
b) ORB
c) MUD
d) EAI
21.This is a collection of data items organized as a set of formally-described tables from

which data can be accessed or reassembled in many different ways without having to
reorganize the database tables.
a. relational database
b. array
c. file allocation table
d. splay tree
22.This is a standard interactive and programming language for getting information from
and updating a database.
a. dynamic data exchange
b. Structured Query Language
c. ASCII
d. Erlang programming language
23.In creating a database, this is the process of organizing it into tables insuch a way that
the results of using the database are always unambiguous.
a. probability
b. normalization
c. data modeling
d. query by example

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24.This family of products is IBM's cross-platform relational database management

system.
a. DBA
b. DB2
c. PHP
d. RDF
25.This is an open standard application programming interface (API) for accessing a

database.
a. Universal Data Access
b. Open Database Connectivity
c. Topic Map Query Language
d. Open Data-Link Interface
e. command line interface
26.This term, used to describe a database that occupies magnetic storage in the terabyte
range, describes a database that contains billions of table rows.
a. Very Large Database
b. holographic storage
c. Cold Fusion
d. giant
27.This is a collection of descriptions about data objects that is created for the benefit of
programmers and others who might need to refer to them.
a. data dictionary
b. stored procedure
c. Virtual File Allocation table
d. catalog
28.This term is used to describe the process of forecasting, or simply discovering patterns
in data that can lead to predictions about the future.
a. customer relationship management
b. PERT chart
c. data mining
d. enterprise risk management
29.In the relational modes, cardinality is termed as:

(A) Number of tuples.
(B) Number of attributes.
(C) Number of tables.
(D) Number of constraints
30.Relational calculus is a
(A) Procedural language.
(B) Non- Procedural language.
(C) Data definition language.
(D) High level language
31.The view of total database content is

(A) Conceptual view.
(B) Internal view.
(C) External view
(D) None

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32.Which type of file is part of the Oracle database?

(A) Control file
(B) Password file
(C) Parameter files
(D) Archived log files
33.33)Which statements are use to UNLOCK the user?
(A) Alter user Scott account lock;
(B) Modified user Scott account unlock;
(C) Alter user Scott account unlock;
(D) Alter user Scott unlock
34.For which two constraints are indexes created when the constraint is added?
(A) Primary key
(B) Unique
(C) Not null
(D) Both (A) & (B)
35.What type of failure occurs when Oracle fails due to an operating system or computer
hardware failure?
(A) Application failure
(B) Instance Failure
(C) Media Failure
(D) Rollback failure
36.When is the SGA created in an Oracle database environment?

(A) When the database is created
(B) When a user process is started
(C) When the database is mounted
(D) When the instance is started
37.Which password management feature ensures a user cannot reuse a password for a
specified time interval?
(A) Account Locking
(B) Password History
(C) Password Verification
(D) Password Expiration and Aging
38.Which privilege is required to create a database?

(A) SYSDBA
(B) DBA
(C) SYSOPER
(D) RESOURCE
39.What is the type of Oracle backup in which all uncommitted changes have been
removed from the Data files?
(A) Full backup
(B) Consistent backup
(C) Inconsistent backup
(D) Differential backup
40.Which are the physical structures that constitute the Oracle database?
(A)control file
(B) Data file

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(C) Log file

(D) All of the above
41.DML is provided for

(A) Description of logical structure of database.
(B) Addition of new structures in the database system.
(C) Manipulation & processing of database.
(D) Definition of physical structure of database system.
42.AS clause is used in SQL for

(A) Selection operation.
(B) Rename operation.
(C) Join operation.
(D) Projection operation
43.ODBC stands for

(A) Object Database Connectivity.
(B) Oral Database Connectivity.
(C) Oracle Database Connectivity.
(D) Open Database Connectivity.
44.In an E-R diagram attributes are represented by

(A) rectangle.
(B) Square.
(C) Ellipse.
(D) Triangle.
45.The database environment has all of the following components except:

(A) Users.
(B) Separate files.
(C) Database.
(D) Database administrator
46.The language which has recently become the de-facto standard for interfacing
application programs with relational database system is
(A) Oracle.
(B) SQL.
(C) DBase.
(D) None
47.In an E-R diagram an entity set is represent by a

(A) Rectangle.
(B) Ellipse.
(C) Diamond box.
(D) Circle.
48.The DBMS language component which can be embedded in a program is

(A) The data definition language (DDL).
(B) The data manipulation language (DML).
(C) The database administrator (DBA).
(D) A query language.
49.A relational database developer refers to a record as

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(A) A criteria.
(B) A relation.
(C) A tuple.
(D) An attribute.
50.The method in which records are physically stored in a specified order according to a
key field in each record is
(A) Hash.
(B) Direct.
(C) Sequential.
(D) all of the above.
51.Count function in SQL returns the number of

(A) Values.
(B) Distinct values.
(C) Groups.
(D) Columns.
52.An advantage of the database management approach is

(A) Data is dependent on programs.
(B) Data redundancy increases.
(C) Data is integrated and can be accessed by multiple programs.
(D) None of the above.
53.A DBMS query language is designed to

(A) Support end users who use English-like commands.
(B) Support in the development of complex applications software.
(C) Specify the structure of a database.
(D) None
54.The method of access which uses key transformation is known as

A) Direct.
B) Hash.
C) Random.
D) Sequential.
55.The statement in SQL which allows to change the definition of a table is

A) Alter.
B) Update.
C) Create.
D) Select.
56.Relational Algebra is
A) Data Definition Language.
B) Meta Language
C) Procedural query Language
D) None of the above
57.Key to represent relationship between tables is called

A) Primary key
B) Secondary Key
C) Foreign Key
D) None of these

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58.DBMS helps to achieve

A) Data independence
B) Centralized control of data
C) Both (A) and (B)
D) None
59.Which of the following are the properties of entities?

A) Groups
B) Table
C) Attributes
D) Switchboards
60.Which of the following is a valid SQL type?

A) CHARACTER
B) NUMERIC
C) FLOAT
D) All of the above
61.Which of the following is an advantage of view?

A) Data security
B) Derived columns
C) Hiding of complex queries
D) All of the above
62.Which database level is closest to the users?

A) External
B) Internal
C) Physical
D) Conceptual
63.A set of possible data values is called

A) Attribute.
B) Degree.
C) Tuple.
D) Domain.
64.Which of the following is another name for weak entity?

A) Child
B) Owner
C) Dominant
D) All of the above
65.Which of the following database object does not physically exist?

A) Base table
B) Index
C) View
D) None of the above
66.Which two files are used during operation of the DBMS?

A) Query languages and utilities
B) DML and query language
C) Data dictionary and transaction log
D) Data dictionary and query language

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67.data type can store unstructured data

A) RAW
B) CHAR
C) NUMERIC
D) VARCHAR
68.Cartesian product in relational algebra is

(A) a Unary operator.
(B) a Binary operator.
(C) a Ternary operator.
(D) None
69.In a Hierarchical model records are organized as

(A) Graph.
(B) List.
(C) Links.
(D) Tree.
70.In case of entity integrity, the primary key may be

(A) not Null
(B) Null
(C) both Null & not Null.
(D) any value.
71.The language used in application programs to request data from the DBMS is referred
to as the
(A) DML
(B) DDL
(C) VDL
(D) SDL
72.A subschema expresses

(A) the logical view.
(B) the physical view.
(C) the external view.
(D) all of the above.
73.E-R model uses this symbol to represent weak entity set ?

(A) Dotted rectangle.
(B) Diamond
(C) Doubly outlined rectangle
(D) None of these
74.SET concept is used in :

(A) Network Model
(B) Hierarchical Model
(C) Relational Model
(D) None of these
75._______ produces the relation that has attributes of R1 and R2

(A) Cartesian product
(B) Difference
(C) Intersection

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(D) Product
76.In a relation
(A) Ordering of rows is immaterial
(B) No two rows are identical
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) None of these.
77.The conceptual model is

(A) dependent on hardware.
(B) dependent on software.
(C) dependent on both hardware and software .
(D) independent of both hardware and software.
78.Which of the following operation is used if we are interested in only certain columns of
a table?
(A) PROJECTION
(B) SELECTION
(C) UNION
(D) JOIN
79.The users who use easy-to-use menu are called

(A) Sophisticated end users.
(B) Naive users.
(C) Stand-alone users.
(D) Casual end users.
80.Which are the two ways in which entities can participate in a relationship?
(A) Passive and active
(B) Total and partial
(C) Simple and Complex
81.Which of the following is a comparison operator in SQL?

(A) =
(B) LIKE
(C) BETWEEN
82.A data dictionary is a special file that contains:

(A) The name of all fields in all files.
(B) The width of all fields in all files.
(C) The data type of all fields in all files.
(D) All of the above.
83.A file manipulation command that extracts some of the records from a file is called
(A) SELECT
(B) PROJECT
(C) JOIN
(D) PRODUCT
84.The physical location of a record is determined by a mathematical formula that

transforms a file key into a record location is :
(A) B-Tree File
(B) Hashed File

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(C) Indexed File

(D) Sequential file.
85.Which of the following is record based logical model?

(A) Network Model
(B) Object oriented model
(C) E-R Model
(D) None of these
86.A primary key is combined with a foreign key creates

(A) Parent-Child relationship between the tables that connect them.
(B) Many to many relationship between the tables that connect them.
(C) Network model between the tables that connect them.
(D) None of the above.
87.The natural join is equal to

(A) Cartesian Product
(B) Combination of Union and Cartesian product
(C) Combination of selection and Cartesian product
(D) Combination of projection and Cartesian product
88.In E-R Diagram relationship type is represented by

(A) Ellipse
(B) Dashed ellipse
(C) Rectangle
(D) Diamond
89.The ______ operator is used to compare a value to a list of literals values that have
been specified.
(A) BETWEEN
(B) ANY
(C) IN
(D) ALL
90._____________ function divides one numeric expression by another and returns the
remainder.
(A) POWER
(B) MOD
(C) ROUND
(D) REMAINDER
91.In E-R diagram generalization is represented by

(A) Ellipse
(B) Dashed ellipse
(C) Rectangle
(D) Triangle
92._________ is a virtual table that draws its data from the result of an SQL SELECT
statement.
(A) View
(B) Synonym
(C) Sequence
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93.A table joined with itself is called

(A) Join
(B) Self Join
(C) Outer Join
(D) Equi Join
94.A DBMS query language is designed to

(A) support end users who use English-like commands.
(B) support in the development of complex applications software.
(C) specify the structure of a database.
(D) all of the above
95.Transaction processing is associated with everything below except

(A) producing detail, summary, or exception reports.
(B) recording a business activity.
(C) confirming an action or triggering a response.
(D) maintaining data
96.It is possible to define a schema completely using

(A) VDL and DDL.
(B) DDL and DML.
(C) SDL and DDL.
(D) VDL and DML
97.It is better to use files than a DBMS when there are

(A) Stringent real-time requirements.
(B) Multiple users wish to access the data.
(C) Complex relationships among data.
(D) All of the above.
98.Which of the operations constitute a basic set of operations for manipulating relational
data?
(A) Predicate calculus
(B) Relational calculus
(C) Relational algebra
(D) None of the above
99.A key more than one attribute is called

(A) composite key
(B) primary key
(C) candidate key
100. An attribute or set of attributes that uniquely identifies an entity is called

(A) Super key
(B) primary key
(C) candidate key
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8 B
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10 A
11 B
12 A
13 C
14 D
15 D
16 A
17 A
18 B
19 C
20 B
21 A
22 B
23 B
24 B
25 B
26 A
27 A
28 C
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32 A
33 C
34 D
35 B
36 A
37 B
38 A
39 B
40 D
41 C
42 B
43 D
44 C
45 A
46 B
47 A
48 B
49 C
50 A
51 A
52 C
53 C
54 B
55 A
56 C
57 C
58 C
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61 D
62 A
63 D
64 A
65 C
66 C
67 A
68 B
69 D
70 A
71 A
72 C
73 C
74 A
75 A
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78 A
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82 D
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13.Which technology was Microsoft's first attempt at an object-oriented database

14.What concept would a data modeler NOT be expected to know?

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16.The basic unit of this SQL variant is called a block.

17.The acronym ACID is typically used in reference to:

21.This is a collection of data items organized as a set of formally-described tables from

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24.This family of products is IBM's cross-platform relational database management

25.This is an open standard application programming interface (API) for accessing a

29.In the relational modes, cardinality is termed as:

31.The view of total database content is

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32.Which type of file is part of the Oracle database?

36.When is the SGA created in an Oracle database environment?

38.Which privilege is required to create a database?

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(C) Log file

41.DML is provided for

42.AS clause is used in SQL for

43.ODBC stands for

44.In an E-R diagram attributes are represented by

45.The database environment has all of the following components except:

47.In an E-R diagram an entity set is represent by a

48.The DBMS language component which can be embedded in a program is

49.A relational database developer refers to a record as

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51.Count function in SQL returns the number of

52.An advantage of the database management approach is

53.A DBMS query language is designed to

54.The method of access which uses key transformation is known as

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

57.Key to represent relationship between tables is called

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58.DBMS helps to achieve

59.Which of the following are the properties of entities?

60.Which of the following is a valid SQL type?

61.Which of the following is an advantage of view?

62.Which database level is closest to the users?

63.A set of possible data values is called

64.Which of the following is another name for weak entity?

65.Which of the following database object does not physically exist?

66.Which two files are used during operation of the DBMS?

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67.data type can store unstructured data

68.Cartesian product in relational algebra is

69.In a Hierarchical model records are organized as

70.In case of entity integrity, the primary key may be

72.A subschema expresses

73.E-R model uses this symbol to represent weak entity set ?

74.SET concept is used in :

75._______ produces the relation that has attributes of R1 and R2

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77.The conceptual model is

79.The users who use easy-to-use menu are called

81.Which of the following is a comparison operator in SQL?

82.A data dictionary is a special file that contains:

84.The physical location of a record is determined by a mathematical formula that

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(C) Indexed File