1.

The users who need not be aware of the presence of the database system are called
_______.
online users.
navie users.
database users
data managers.
ANSWER: B
2. _____ are the users who may communicate with the database directly.
Data managers.
Database manipulators.
Online users.
Database administrators.
ANSWER: C
3. _______________ could be written in a general purpose programming language such as C,
COBOL etc.
Application programs.
Database Programs.
System Programs.
Online Applications.
ANSWER: A
4. The _______ is responsible for defining procedures to recover the database from failure.
DBA.
system engineer.
application programmer.
software engineer.
ANSWER: A
5. The internal schema specified in a data definition language is called _____________.
Schema Definition Language.
Data Management Language.
Data Storage Definition Language
Data Manipulation Language.
ANSWER: C
6. The ________ provides commands to select and retrieve data form the database.
DDL.
DML.
schema.
DSDL.
ANSWER: B
7. The ____________ is a procedural language.
DCL
TCL.
DDL.

DML.
ANSWER: D
8. The __________transfers the block or page requested by the file manager.
disk manager.
query manager.
processor.
data manager.
ANSWER: A
9. The _______________is responsible for interfacing with the file system.
disk manager.
data manger.
query processor.
file manager.
ANSWER: B
10. The ________________uses the data dictionary to find the structure of the relevant
portion of the
database.
query processor.
query optimizer.
query synthesizer.
query builder.
ANSWER: A
11. ________systems are available as add-ons to the DBMS.
Data Dictionary.
Data files.
Metadata.
Storage area.
ANSWER: A
15. A field that can identify a record uniquely is called as _________ of the record.
foreign key.
super key.
primary key.
candidate key.
ANSWER: C
16. A file is called as a ______________ when it contains records arranged in sequential
manner.
sequential file.
random file.
direct file.
index file.
ANSWER: A

A ________ is an attribute or combination of attributes that may not be a candidate key but
classifies the
entity set on a particular character sets.
secondary key.
candidate key.
super key.
alternate key.
ANSWER: A
46. A________ is a mechanism that provides the abstraction for database application.
data model.
data associations.
traditional data model.
semantic data model.
ANSWER: A
A ________ executes low level instructions generated by DML compiler.
DDL interpreter.
DDL compiler.
DML compiler.
query evaluation engine.
ANSWER: D
New fields can be added to the created table by using ___________ command.
ALTER.
SELECT.
CREATE.
UPDATE.
ANSWER: A
Attribute corresponds to _____________.
entity.
tuple.
field.
table.
ANSWER: C
113. Field data type can be modified using ___________ command.
ALTER.
SELECT.
CREATE.
UPDATE.
ANSWER: A
114. Tuples should have ___________ to capture relationship between entities.
columns.

tables.
attributes.
keys.
ANSWER: D

Rows of a relation are called

tuples
a relation row
a data structure
an entity
If an entity appears in only one relationship then it is
a 1:1 relationship
a 1:N relationship
a N:1 relationship
a N:M relationship
A pilot can fly three types of planes and a plane can be piloted by any qualified
pilot. The pilot-plane type relationship is
N:3
3:N
1:3
3:1
An entity is
a collection of items in an application
a distinct real world item in an application
an inanimate object in an application
a data structure
What is the parameter substitution symbol used with INSERT INTO command?
&.
@.
$.
%.
ANSWER: A
What command is used to get back the privileges offered by the GRANT command?
Grant.
Revoke.
Execute.
Run.
ANSWER: B

To modify the students table and to add a primary key on the student_id Column, Which statement
must be used to accomplishes this task? Note: The
table is currently empty.
Alter table students add primary key student_id;
Alter table students add constraint primary key (student_id);
Alter table students add constraint stud_id_pk primary key student_id;
Alter table students add constraint stud_id_pk primary key (student_id);
ANSWER: D
Find the ODD one out of the following in cursors?
OPEN.
CLOSE.
INSERT.
FETCH.
ANSWER: C
The student_grades table has these columns: student_id number(12) semester_end date gpa
number(4,3) The registrar has asked for a report on the
average grade point average (gpa) for students enrolled during semesters that end in the year 2000.
Which statement accomplish this?
Select average(gpa) from student_grades where semester_end > '01-jan-2000' and semester end < 31dec-2000';
Select count(gpa) from student grades where semester_end > '01-jan-2000' and semester end < '31dec-2000';
Select min(gpa) from student grades where semester_end > '01-jan-2000' and semester end < '31-dec2000';
Select avg(gpa) from student_grades where semester_end between '01-jan-2000' and '31.dec.2000';
ANSWER: D
Which statement about subquery is true?
A single row subquery can retrieve data from only one table.
A SQL query statement cannot display data from table B that is referred to in its subquery, unless
table B is included in the main query's FROM
clause.
A SQL query statement can display data from table B that is referred to in its subquery, without
including table B in its own FROM clause.
A single row subquery cannot be used in a condition where the LIKE operator is used for comparison.
ANSWER: B
Evaluate this SQL statement: SELECT e.employee_id, (.15* e.salary) + (.5 * e.commission_pct) +
(s.sales amount * (.35 * e.bonus)) AS
CALC_VALUE FROM employees e, sales s WHERE e.employee_id = s.emp_id; What will happen
if all the parentheses from the calculation is removed?
The value displayed in the CALC_VALUE column will be lower.
The value displayed in the CALC_VALUE column will be higher.
There will be no difference in the value displayed in the CALC_VALUE column.

An error will be reported.

ANSWER: C