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Q1. The data is stored in the form of tables which can be retrieved efficiently by any program as
per the request. Since the database users are vast in number, the database provides authentication.
Explain the different types of database users. (Listing at least 4 different database users, Explaining
them) 2, 8
Answer: Types of Database Users:
Database Administrator (DBA)
Database Designers (DBD)
End users
System analysts and application programmers
Database Administrator (DBA): Database is one of the many primary resources that is used by many
people in an organisation. The responsibilities of
Q2. Computer storage is divided into primary memory and secondary memory. Discuss with an
example, the different types of primary memory and secondary memory. (Listing the types of
primary memory, Listing the types of secondary memory, Describing the types of primary memory,
Describing the types of secondary memory) 1, 1, 2, 6
Answer: The computer storage is divided into mainly two types:
Primary memory
Secondary memory
Primary storage It includes storage media that can be operated directly by the computer central
processing unit (CPU), such as the computer main memory and smaller but faster cache memories.
Secondary storage It is used with todays computers to store all your programs and your personal data
even though it is slow compared to primary memory. The best example is hard disk drive. Although
offline storage is considered to be secondary storage, for your better understanding, we have classified it
separately consid
Q3. Consider any one example of a relational database and show how the different operations of
relational algebra can be performed on the table showing the output. (Listing the types and its
subtypes, Explaining with an example) 3, 7
Answer: Relational Algebra
The Relational Algebra was introduced by E. F. Codd in 1972. It consists of a set of
operations on relations:
SELECT (): extracts tuples from a relation that satisfy a given restriction. Let
R be a
Q4. Describe the different normal forms with one example throughout. (Listing the 5 important
normal forms, Definitions for each of them, Explanation for each of them using one example
throughout) 2, 3, 5
Answer: 5 important normal forms: the following types of Normal Forms.
A commit record is made to indicate that the modifications are permanent, and this is written to
the log
Q6. With an example explain the working of ODBMS. (Explaining with an example) 10
Answer: How do ODBMSs work: Consider an example of Student_Course relationship. The entity
STUDENT has got attributes std_id, std_name and std_address. The