This document contains a set of multiple choice questions related to databases and database management systems. The questions cover topics such as the components of a database, the functions of a DBMS, data models like hierarchical and network models, the purpose of various database objects like forms, reports and queries, and SQL.
This document contains a set of multiple choice questions related to databases and database management systems. The questions cover topics such as the components of a database, the functions of a DBMS, data models like hierarchical and network models, the purpose of various database objects like forms, reports and queries, and SQL.
This document contains a set of multiple choice questions related to databases and database management systems. The questions cover topics such as the components of a database, the functions of a DBMS, data models like hierarchical and network models, the purpose of various database objects like forms, reports and queries, and SQL.
Q. Information can be transferred between the DBMS and a
(a)spreadsheet program (b)word processor program (c)graphics program (d)all of the above Q. In a large DBMS (a)each user can "see" only a small part of the entire database (b)each subschema contains every field in the logical schema (c)each user can access every subschema (d)all of the above Q. Primitive oerations common to all record management s!stem incl"de (a)print (b)sort (c)look-up (d)all of above Q. The model for a record management s!stem might be (a)handwritten list (b)a Rolodex card file (c)a business form (d)all of above Q. #hat is the lang"age "sed b! most of the DBMSs for heling their "sers to access data$ (a)High level language (b)S! (c)uery !anguage (d)"#!
Q. The f"nction of a database is ... (a)to check all input data (b)to check all spelling (c)to collect and organi$e input data (d)to output data Q. %ne data dictioner! software ac&age is called (a)%&'%( dictionary (b))*)+! (c)+((,SS (d)%atapac Q. #hich of the following is a roblem of file management s!stem$ (a)difficult to update (b)lack of data independence (c)data redundancy (d)all of above Q. #hich of the following is tr"e of a networ& str"ct"re$ (a)t is a physical representation of the data (b)-t allows a many-to-many relationship (c)-t is conceptually simple (d)-t will be dominant data base of the future Q. The ascending order of a data hirerch! is' (a)bit-byte-record-field-file-database (b)byte-bit-field-record-file-database (c)bit-byte-field-record-file-database (d)bit-byte-file-record-field-database Q. The management information s!stem (MIS) str"ct"re with one main com"ter s!stem is called a (a)hierarchical .-S structure
(b)distributed .-S structure (c)centrali$ed .-S structure (d)decentrali$ed .-S structure Q. * to-to-bottom relationshi among the items in a database is established b! a (a)hierarchical schema (b)network schema (c)relational schema (d)all of the above Q. * form defined (a)where data is placed on the screen (b)the width of each field (c)both a and b (d)none of the above Q. +eort generators are "sed to (a)store data input by a user (b)retrieve information from files (c)answer /ueries (d)both b and c Q. ,hoose the +DBMS which s"orts f"ll fledged client server alication develoment (a)d&ase 0 (b)*racle 123 (c)4ox5ro 623 (d)-ngress Q. The highest level in the hierarch! of data organi-ation is called (a)data bank
(b)data base (c)data file (d)data record Q. The lang"age "sed alication rograms to re."est data from the DBMS is referred to as the (a)%.! (b)%%! (c)/uery language (d)any of the above Q. %ne aroach to standardi-ation storing of data$ (a).-S (b)structured programming (c)(*%+S7! specification (d)none of the above Q. Database management s!stems are intended to' (a)eliminate data redundancy (b)establish relationship among records in different files (c)manage file access (d)all of the above Q. The relational database environment has all of the following comonents e/cet (a)users (b)separate files (c)database
(d)/uery languages
SET-0 Q. * file rod"ced b! a sreadsheet (a)is generally stored on disk in an +S(-- text fromat (b)can be used as is by the %&.S (c)both a and b (d)none of the above Q. * transarent DBMS (a)can not hide sensitive information from users (b)keeps its logical structure hidden from users (c)keeps its physical structure hidden from users (d)both b and c Q. * command that lets !o" change one or more fields in a record is (a)insert (b)modify (c)lookup (d)none of above Q. * record management s!stem (a)can handle many files of information at a time (b)can be used to extract information stored in a computer file
(c)always uses a list as its model (d)both a and b Q. #hich is the ma&e given to the database management s!stem which is able to handle f"ll te/t data1 image data1 a"dio and video$ (a)full media (b)graphics media (c)multimedia (d)hypertext Q. * set of rograms that handle a firm2s database resonsibilities is called (a)database management system (%&.S) (b)database processing system (%&5S) (c)data management system (%.S) (d)all of above Q. In the DBMS aroach1 alication rograms erform the (a)storage function (b)processing functions (c)access control (d)all of the above Q. #hich of the following contains a comlete record of all activit! that affected the contents of a database d"ring a certain eriod of time$ (a)report writer (b)/uery language (c)data manipulation language (d)transaction log Q. #hich of the following is not an advantage of the database aroach$ (a),limination of data redundancy
(b)+bility of associate deleted data (c)increased security (d)program'data independence' all of the above Q. #hich of the following fields in a st"dent file can be "sed as a rimar! &e!$ (a)class (b)Social Security 8umber (c)#5+ (d).a9or Q. *n a"dit trail (a)is used to make backup copies (b)is the recorded history of operations performed on a file (c)can be used to restore lost information (d)none of the aobve Q. If a iece of data is stored in two laces in the database1 then (a)storage space is wasted (b)changing the data in one spot will cause data inconsistency (c)in can be more easily accessed (d)both and b Q. Sort3+eort generators (a)are faster than index'report generators (b)re/uire more disk space than indexed'report generators (c)do not need to sort before generating report (d)both a and b Q. In order to "se a record management s!stem (a)you need to understand the low level details of how information is stored (b)you need to understand the model the record management system uses
(c)both a and b (d)none of the above Q. #hich of the following is not a relational database$ (a)d&ase -0 (b)"th %imension (c)4ox5ro (d)Reflex Q. 4arge collection of files are called (a)fields (b)records (c)database (d)sectors Q. Batch rocessing is aroriate if (a)large computer system is available (b)only a small computer system is avilbale (c)only a few transactions are involved (d)none of the above Q. 5enerali-ed database management s!stem do not retrieve data to meet ro"tine re."est (a)true (b)none (c)false (d)all of the above Q. #hich of the following hardware comonent is the most imortant to the oeration of database management s!stem$ (a)high resolution video display (b)printer (c)high speed: large capacity disk
(d)plotter Q. #hich of the following is not tr"e of the traditional aroach to information rocessing (a)there is common sharing of data among the various applications (b)it is file oriented (c)programs are dependent on the file (d)it is inflexible SET-6 Q. The defa"lt and ma/im"m si-e of te/t field in *ccess (a);< and 6;; (haracters (b)= and 3 #& (c)6>> characters ? >"<<< characters (d)8one of above Q. In table design view what are the first col"mn of b"ttons "sed for (a)-ndicate 5rimary @ey (b)-ndicate (urrent Row (c)&oth of above (d)8one of above Q. In table design view1 which &e! can be "sed to switch between the field names and roerties anels$ (a)4A (b)4" (c)4; (d)4> Q. #hen creating a new table which method can be "sed to choose fields from standard databases and tables
(a)(reate table in %esign 0iew (b)(reate )able using wi$ard (c)(reate )able by ,ntering data (d)8one of above Q. To create a new table1 in which method !o" don7t need to secif! the field t!e and si-e$ (a)(reate table in %esign 0iew (b)(reate )able using wi$ard (c)(reate )able by ,ntering data (d)+ll of above Q. #hich of the following is a method to create a new table in MS *ccess$ (a)(reate table in %esign 0iew (b)(reate )able using wi$ard (c)(reate )able by ,ntering data (d)+ll of above Q. #hat is the difference between 8%en7 and 8%en E/cl"sivel!7 (a)*pen statement opens access database files and *pen ,xclusively opens database files of other program like *racle (b)*pen ,xclusive locks whole database so that no one can access it whereas *pen locks only the record that is being accessed (c)&oth *pen and *pen ,xclusively are same (d)*pen ,xclusive command does not exist in .S +ccess Q. #hich of the following database ob9ect rod"ces the final res"lt to resent$ (a)4orms (b)Reports (c)ueries (d))ables
Q. #hich of the following store command to retrieve data from database$ (a)4orms (b)Reports (c)ueries (d))ables Q. #hich of the following database ob9ect hold data$ (a)4orms (b)Reports (c)ueries (d))ables