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bypshilp_dp
AC14/AT11
DatabasepManagementpSystems
TYPICALpQUESTIONSp&pANSWERS
PARTp-I
OBJECTIVEpTYPEpQUESTIONS
EachpQuestionpcarriesp2pmarks.
Choosethepcorrectporpthepbestpalternativepinpthepfollowing:
Q.1
Whichpofpthepfollowingprelationalpalgebrapoperationspdopnotprequirepthepparticipatingptablesptopbepu
nion-compatible?
(A)pUnion
(B)pIntersection
(C)pDifference
(D)pJoin
Ans:p(D)
Q.2
Whichpofpthepfollowingpispnotpappropertypofptransactions?
(A)pAtomicity
(B)pConcurrency
(C)pIsolation
(D)pDurability
Ans:p(B)
Q.3
RelationalpAlgebrapdoespnotphave
(A)pSelectionpoperator.
(C)pAggregationpoperators.
,(B)pProjectionpoperator.
(D)pDivisionpoperator.
Ans:p(Cp)
Q.4
Checkpointsparepappartpof
(A)pRecoverypmeasures.
(Cp)pConcurrencypmeasures.
(B)pSecuritypmeasures.
(D)pAuthorizationpmeasures.
Ans:p(A)
Q.5
Treepstructuresparepusedptopstorepdatapin
(A)pNetworkpmodel.
(B)pRelationalpmodel.
(C)pHierarchicalpmodel.
(D)pFilepbasedpsystem.
Ans:p(Cp)
Q.6
Theplanguagepthatprequirespapuserptopspecifypthepdataptopbepretrievedpwithoutpspecifyingpexactlyph
owptopgetpitpis
(A)pProceduralpDML.
(B)pNon-ProceduralpDML.
(C)pProceduralpDDL.
(D)pNon-ProceduralpDDL.
Ans:p(B)
Q.7
Precedencepgraphsphelpptopfindpa
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DatabasepManagementpSystems
(A)pSerializablepschedule.
(C)pDeadlockpfreepschedule.
(B)pRecoverablepschedule.
(D)pCascadelesspschedule.
Ans:p(A)
Q.8
Theprulepthatpapvaluepofpapforeignpkeypmustpappearpaspapvaluepofpsomepspecificptablepispcalledpa
(A)pReferentialpconstraint.
(B)pIndex.
(C)pIntegritypconstraint.
(D)pFunctionalpdependency.
Ans:p(A)pTheprulepthatpapvaluepofpapforeignpkeypmustpappearpaspapvaluepofpsomepspecificptablepispca
lledpapreferentialpconstraint.p(Referentialpintegritypconstraintpispconcernedpwithpforeignpkey)
Q.9
ThepclausepinpSQLpthatpspecifiespthatpthepquerypresultpshouldpbepsortedpinpascendingporpdescendi
ngporderpbasedponpthepvaluespofponeporpmorepcolumnspisp(A)pView
(B)pOrderpby
(C)pGrouppby
(D)pHaving
Ans:p(B)pThepclausepinpSQLpthatpspecifiespthatpthepquerypresultpshouldpbepsortedpinpascendingporpd
escendingporderpbasedponpthepvaluespofponeporpmorepcolumnspispORDERpBY.p(ORDERpBYpclaus
epispusedptoparrangepthepresultpofpthepSELECTpstatement)
Q.10
Whatpispapdisjointplesspconstraint?
(A)pItprequirespthatpanpentitypbelongsptopnopmorepthanponeplevelpentitypset.p(B)pThepsamepentitypma
ypbelongptopmorepthanponeplevel.
(C)pThepdatabasepmustpcontainpanpunmatchedpforeignpkeypvalue.p(D)pAnpentitypcanpbepjoinedpwithp
anotherpentitypinpthepsameplevelpentitypset.pAns:p(A)pDisjointplesspconstraintprequirespthatpanpentityp
belongsptopnopmorepthanponeplevelpentitypset.p(Disjointplesspconstraintpmeanspthatpanpentitypcanpbe
, apmemberpofpatpmostponepofpthepsubclassespofpthepspecialization.)
p
Q.11
Accordingptoptheplevelspofpabstraction,pthepschemapatpthepintermediateplevelpispcalledp(A)pLogicalps
chema.
(B)
Physicalpschema.
(C)pSubschema.
(D)
Superpschema.
Ans:pAccordingptoptheplevelspofpabstraction,pthepschemapatpthepintermediateplevelpispcalledpconcept
ualpschema.
(Note:pAllpthepoptionspgivenpinpthepquestionparepwrong.)
Q.12
Itpispanpabstractionpthroughpwhichprelationshipspareptreatedpasphigherplevelpentitiesp(A)pGeneralizat
ion.
(B)pSpecialization.
(C)pAggregation.
(D)pInheritance.
Ans:p(Cp)pItpispanpabstractionpthroughpwhichprelationshipspareptreatedpasphigherplevelpentitiespAggr
egation.p(InpERpdiagram,paggregationpispusedptoprepresentpaprelationshippaspanpentitypset.)
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bypshilp_dp
AC14/AT11
DatabasepManagementpSystems
TYPICALpQUESTIONSp&pANSWERS
PARTp-I
OBJECTIVEpTYPEpQUESTIONS
EachpQuestionpcarriesp2pmarks.
Choosethepcorrectporpthepbestpalternativepinpthepfollowing:
Q.1
Whichpofpthepfollowingprelationalpalgebrapoperationspdopnotprequirepthepparticipatingptablesptopbepu
nion-compatible?
(A)pUnion
(B)pIntersection
(C)pDifference
(D)pJoin
Ans:p(D)
Q.2
Whichpofpthepfollowingpispnotpappropertypofptransactions?
(A)pAtomicity
(B)pConcurrency
(C)pIsolation
(D)pDurability
Ans:p(B)
Q.3
RelationalpAlgebrapdoespnotphave
(A)pSelectionpoperator.
(C)pAggregationpoperators.
,(B)pProjectionpoperator.
(D)pDivisionpoperator.
Ans:p(Cp)
Q.4
Checkpointsparepappartpof
(A)pRecoverypmeasures.
(Cp)pConcurrencypmeasures.
(B)pSecuritypmeasures.
(D)pAuthorizationpmeasures.
Ans:p(A)
Q.5
Treepstructuresparepusedptopstorepdatapin
(A)pNetworkpmodel.
(B)pRelationalpmodel.
(C)pHierarchicalpmodel.
(D)pFilepbasedpsystem.
Ans:p(Cp)
Q.6
Theplanguagepthatprequirespapuserptopspecifypthepdataptopbepretrievedpwithoutpspecifyingpexactlyph
owptopgetpitpis
(A)pProceduralpDML.
(B)pNon-ProceduralpDML.
(C)pProceduralpDDL.
(D)pNon-ProceduralpDDL.
Ans:p(B)
Q.7
Precedencepgraphsphelpptopfindpa
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DatabasepManagementpSystems
(A)pSerializablepschedule.
(C)pDeadlockpfreepschedule.
(B)pRecoverablepschedule.
(D)pCascadelesspschedule.
Ans:p(A)
Q.8
Theprulepthatpapvaluepofpapforeignpkeypmustpappearpaspapvaluepofpsomepspecificptablepispcalledpa
(A)pReferentialpconstraint.
(B)pIndex.
(C)pIntegritypconstraint.
(D)pFunctionalpdependency.
Ans:p(A)pTheprulepthatpapvaluepofpapforeignpkeypmustpappearpaspapvaluepofpsomepspecificptablepispca
lledpapreferentialpconstraint.p(Referentialpintegritypconstraintpispconcernedpwithpforeignpkey)
Q.9
ThepclausepinpSQLpthatpspecifiespthatpthepquerypresultpshouldpbepsortedpinpascendingporpdescendi
ngporderpbasedponpthepvaluespofponeporpmorepcolumnspisp(A)pView
(B)pOrderpby
(C)pGrouppby
(D)pHaving
Ans:p(B)pThepclausepinpSQLpthatpspecifiespthatpthepquerypresultpshouldpbepsortedpinpascendingporpd
escendingporderpbasedponpthepvaluespofponeporpmorepcolumnspispORDERpBY.p(ORDERpBYpclaus
epispusedptoparrangepthepresultpofpthepSELECTpstatement)
Q.10
Whatpispapdisjointplesspconstraint?
(A)pItprequirespthatpanpentitypbelongsptopnopmorepthanponeplevelpentitypset.p(B)pThepsamepentitypma
ypbelongptopmorepthanponeplevel.
(C)pThepdatabasepmustpcontainpanpunmatchedpforeignpkeypvalue.p(D)pAnpentitypcanpbepjoinedpwithp
anotherpentitypinpthepsameplevelpentitypset.pAns:p(A)pDisjointplesspconstraintprequirespthatpanpentityp
belongsptopnopmorepthanponeplevelpentitypset.p(Disjointplesspconstraintpmeanspthatpanpentitypcanpbe
, apmemberpofpatpmostponepofpthepsubclassespofpthepspecialization.)
p
Q.11
Accordingptoptheplevelspofpabstraction,pthepschemapatpthepintermediateplevelpispcalledp(A)pLogicalps
chema.
(B)
Physicalpschema.
(C)pSubschema.
(D)
Superpschema.
Ans:pAccordingptoptheplevelspofpabstraction,pthepschemapatpthepintermediateplevelpispcalledpconcept
ualpschema.
(Note:pAllpthepoptionspgivenpinpthepquestionparepwrong.)
Q.12
Itpispanpabstractionpthroughpwhichprelationshipspareptreatedpasphigherplevelpentitiesp(A)pGeneralizat
ion.
(B)pSpecialization.
(C)pAggregation.
(D)pInheritance.
Ans:p(Cp)pItpispanpabstractionpthroughpwhichprelationshipspareptreatedpasphigherplevelpentitiespAggr
egation.p(InpERpdiagram,paggregationpispusedptoprepresentpaprelationshippaspanpentitypset.)
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