DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS CMS College of

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UNIT – I
INTRODUCTION
CAT – 1
Part – A (5x2=10)

1. What is DBMS and define its goal?

2. Give some disadvantages of file processing system?

3. List out the some database applications?

4. Write the different types of data model?

5. Differentiate procedural and nonprocedural DML?

Part – B (2x10=20)

1. How the data can be viewed? Explain.

2. Discuss in detail about database system structure?

CAT – 2

Part – A (5x2=10)

1. What are the components of storage manager?

2. Define entity and entity set?

3. Write down the functions of DBA?

4. What are attributes? Give examples.

5. Define data dictionary?

Part – B (2x10=20)

1. Explain about E-R Model with necessary diagram?

2. Discuss in detail about relational databases?

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UNIT – II
RELATIONAL MODEL
CAT – 3
Part – A (5x2=10)
1. Differentiate value and variable?

2. Define a tuple?

3. List out the operators of relational algebra?

4. What are the quantifiers available in database systems?

5. Define QBE?

Part – B (2x10=20)

1. Discuss in detail about the relational operators?

2. Explain about the domain calculus?

CAT – 4

Part – A (5x2=10)

1. List out the data types supported by SQL?

2. Differentiate database and attribute constraint?

3. What is a primary key?

4. Define trigger?

5. List out any two reasons for view support?

Part – B (2x10=20)

1. Discuss in detail about embedded SQL?

2. Explain

a. Candidate Key

b. Foreign Key

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UNIT – III
DATABASE DESIGN

CAT – 5

Part – A (5x2=10)

1. What is a functional dependency?

2. Write the rule of transitivity?

3. Define irreducible dependency?

4. Define normalization of data?

5. Define Heath’s theorem?

Part – B (2x10=20)

1. Explain the closure of a set of dependencies and attributes?

2. Discuss in detail about First, Second and Third normal forms?

CAT – 6

Part – A (5x2=10)

1. Define BCNF?

2. Define fourth normal form?

3. What is a join dependency?

4. What are the objectives of normalization process?

5. What is denormalization?

Part – B (2x10=20)

1. Explain about multi-valued dependencies and fourth normal form?

2. Discuss in detail about join dependencies and fifth normal form?

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UNIT – IV
TRANSACTIONS

CAT – 7
Part – A (5x2=10)

1. What is a transaction?

2. Define ACID?

3. What are the types of failures occurred globally?

4. List out the two processes of two-phase commit?

5. Define savepoint?

Part – B (2x10=20)

1. Discuss in detail about the transaction processing?

2. How the system can be recovered?Explain.

CAT – 8

Part – A (5x2=10)

1. What is meant by concurrency?

2. What are the problems of concurrency?

3. Define locking?

4. Define serializability?

5. What is the purpose of intent locking protocol?

Part – B (2x10=20)

1. Explain the concept of locking?

2. What is a deadlock? Explain the concept in detail?

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UNIT – V
IMPLEMENTATION TECHNIQUES

CAT – 9
Part – A (5x2=10)
1. What are the types of storage devices?

2. Give the difference between cache and main memory?

3. Define seek time?

4. Define RAID technology?

5. Differentiate fixed length and variable length record?

Part – B (2x10=20)

1. Explain RAID levels in detail?

2. Explain file organization in detail?

CAT – 10

Part – A (5x2=10)

1. What is hashing file organization?

2. Draw the structure of a B+ tree.

3. Distinguish between static hashing and dynamic hashing?

4. What is mean by query processing?

5. What is called a query–execution engine?

Part – B (2x10=20)

1. Explain about B+ tree index?

2. Explain about query processing system?

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