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    Database Management Systems: Code: CS5T1

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    PVP 14

    Code: CS5T1

    III B.Tech - I Semester Regular Examinations December 2016

    DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS


    (COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING)

    Duration: 3 hours Max. Marks: 70


    PART A

    Answer all the questions. All questions carry equal marks


    11x 2 = 22 M
    1.
    a) What is database schema?
    b) Write any two types of actions involved in databases?
    c) List different Schema evaluation commands.
    d) When query language is called as relationally complete?
    e) What is the main idea of Triggers?
    f) What can you say about recursive relationship type?
    g) Define Boyce-Codd normal form.
    h) What can you understand by attribute closure?
    i) List the types of locks used in concurrency control.
    j) What is the two-phase locking protocol?
    k) What is meant by catastrophic failure?

    Page 1 of 3
    PART B
    Answer any THREE questions. All questions carry equal
    marks. 3 x 16 = 48 M

    2. a) Discuss the difference between database system and


    information retrieval systems. 8M

    b) Explain about database system utilities. 8M

    3. a) Consider the following tables R and S. 10 M


    R S
    A B C D A B C
    1 2 3 4 1 2 3
    2 2 5 1 2 2 5
    3 4 2 6 3 4 2
    4 2 5 3 4 2 5

    Show the results of the following operations:


    i) ii) iii)

    b) List the data types that are allowed for SQL attributes.
    6M

    4. a) What is subclass? When is a subclass needed in data


    modeling? 8M

    b) Explain the difference between an attribute and a value set.


    8M
    Page 2 of 3
    5. a) What is fourth normal form? When is it violated? When is
    it typically applicable? 8M

    b) Define fifth normal form and explain why it is called


    project-join normal form? 8M

    6. a) Explain two multiversion techniques for concurrency


    control. 8M

    b) Discuss the problems of deadlocks and starvation. 8M

    Page 3 of 3

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