C 51415

B.A./B.Sc. (Three Year) DEGREE EXAMINATION, OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2017.

End Semester Examination
Fifth Semester
Computer Application
(Regular/Supplementary)
DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

Time : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 70

PART — A
Answer any FIVE of the following questions. (5  4 = 20 Marks)

1. What are the objectives of DBMS?

DBMS Äñý$$MæüP E§óþªÔèýÅÐèþ$$ÌôýÑ?

2. What are the advantages of DBMS?

DBMS Äñý$$MæüP {ç³Äñý*f¯èþÐèþ$$ÌôýÑ?

3. Explain objects and relationships of a conceptual data model.

yóþsê ¯èþÐèþ$*¯é ¿êÐèþ¯èþ Äñý$$MæüP ÑçÙÄæý$Ðèþ$$Ë$ Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ çÜ…º…«§æþÐèþ$$Ë$ ÑÔèý©MæüÇ…^èþ$Ðèþ$$.

4. Explain SQL data types and domains with suitable examples.

SQL §æþ™é¢…Ôèý ÆæÿMæüÐèþ$$Ë$ Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ yöÐðþ$O¯ŒþÞ Ýù§éçßýÆæÿ×ýÐèþ$$V> ÑÔèý©MæüÇ…^èþ$Ðèþ$$.

5. What are the limitations of traditional file systems?

Ýë…{糧éÄæý$MæüÐðþ$O¯èþ òœOÌŒý íÜçÜtÐŒþ$Þ Äñý$$MæüP ç³ÇÑ$™èþ$Ë$ HÑ?

6. Write a PL/SQL program that reads a single digit number and displays its first
three multiples in the same line.

JMæü A…Mðü E¯èþ² çÜ…Qůèþ$ ÈyŠþ ^óþçÜ*¢ Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ §é° Äñý$$MæüP Ððþ$$§æþsìý Ðèþ$*yæþ$ Væü$×ýM>ÆæÿÐèþ$$Ë$ JMóü ÌñýO¯èþ$ÌZ
yìþõÜÏμ ^óþÄæý$$rMæü$ PL/SQL {´ù{V>Ðèþ$$ {ÐéÄæý$$Ðèþ$$.

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7. Explain the components of database system.

yóþsê»ôý‹Ü íÜçÜtÐŒþ$ Äñý$$MæüP A…Ô>Ë$ ÑÔèý©MæüÇ…^èþ$Ðèþ$$.

8. Explain AVG and COUNT functions.

AVG Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ COUNT 眅„æü¯ŒþÞ ÑÔèý©MæüÇ…^èþ$Ðèþ$$.

PART — B

Answer ALL the following questions. (5  10 = 50 Marks)

UNIT – I

9. (a) Describe the evolution of database management systems.

yóþsê»ôý‹Ü °ÆæÿÓçßýMæü íÜçÜtÐŒþ$Þ Äñý$$MæüP ç³Ç×êÐèþ$Ðèþ$$ ÑÐèþÇ…^èþ$Ðèþ$$.
Or
(b) Explain the classification of DBMS.
DBMS Äñý$$MæüP ÐèþÈYMæüÆæÿ×ý ÑÔèý©MæüÇ…^èþ$Ðèþ$$.

UNIT – II

10. (a) Explain the principal data models and their advantages and disadvantages.
{糫§é¯èþ yóþsê ¯èþÐèþ$*¯éË$ Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ Ðésìý Äñý$$MæüP Eç³Äñý*VæüÐèþ$$Ë$ Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ °Ææÿ$ç³Äñý*VæüÐèþ$$Ë$
ÑÔèý©MæüÇ…^èþ$Ðèþ$$.
Or
(b) Explain the database architecture.
yóþsê»ôý‹Ü °Æ>Ã×ê°² ÑÔèý©MæüÇ…^èþ$Ðèþ$$.
UNIT – III

11. (a) Describe Codd’s rules.

M>yŠþÞ Äñý$$MæüP çÜ*{™èþÐèþ$$Ë$ ÑÐèþÇ…^èþ$Ðèþ$$.
Or
(b) Explain basic relationship cardinalities with suitable examples. Explain the
fundamental concepts of relational model.
»ôýíÜMŠü çÜ…º…«§æþÐèþ$$ M>Çz¯éÍsîý‹Ü Ýù§éçßýÆæÿ×ýÐèþ$$V> ÑÔèý©MæüÇ…^èþ$Ðèþ$$. çÜ…º…«§æþÐèþ$$ ™ðþÍò³yæþ$
¯èþÐèþ$*¯é Äñý$$MæüP {糫§é¯èþÐðþ$O¯èþ ¿êÐèþ¯èþË$ ÑÔèý©MæüÇ…^èþ$Ðèþ$$.

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 UNIT – IV

12. (a) Discuss data manipulation language commands with examples.

§æþ™é¢…Ôèý Ðèþ*Å°ç³#ÅÌôýçÙ¯Œþ MæüÐèþ*…yæþ$Ï E§éçßýÆæÿ×ýÐèþ$$Ë™ø ^èþÇa…^èþ$Ðèþ$$.

Or
(b) Explain :
(i) Select and project operations and
(ii) Set operations with suitable examples.

(i) òÜÌñýMŠüt Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ {´÷gñýMŠüt ç³Ç{MìüÄæý$Ë$ Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$

(ii) çÜÑ$† ç³Ç{MìüÄæý$Ë$ Ýù§éçßýÆæÿ×ýÐèþ$$V> ÑÔèý©MæüÇ…^èþ$Ðèþ$$.
UNIT – V

13. (a) Explain :

(i) Iterative control structures and
(ii) Steps to create a cursor.

(i) IsñýÆóÿsìýÐŒþ °Äæý$…{™èþ×ý °Æ>Ã×êË$ Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$

(ii) MæüÆæÿÞÆŠÿ °ÇÃ…^èþ$rMæü$ Ýù´ë¯éË$ ÑÔèý©MæüÇ…^èþ$Ðèþ$$.

Or
(b) Distinguish between procedures and triggers. Explain.
(i) Exception handling and
(ii) The types of triggers.

{´÷çÜfÆŠÿÞ Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$ {sìýVæüYÆŠÿÞ ¿ôý¨…^èþ$Ðèþ$$ :

(i) B„óüç³×ý Eç³Äñý*W…^èþ$r Ðèþ$ÇÄæý$$
(ii) {sìýVæüYÆŠÿÞ Äñý$$MæüP ÆæÿMæüÐèþ$$Ë$ ÑÔèý©MæüÇ…^èþ$Ðèþ$$.

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