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Here are the collections of solved objective questions on the database management system. You will find MCQ questions about the fundamental of DBMS, relational DBMS, and database normalization.

1. ………………………. is a powerful language for working with RDBMS.
A) Embedded Programs
B) Dynamic Programs
C) Query Language
D) Static Language Programs

2. The file in DBMS is called as ……………… in RDBMS.
A) console
B) schema
C) table
D) object

3. In …………………, we have a strict parent-child relationship only.
A) hierarchical databases.
B) network databases
C) object-oriented databases
D) relational databases

4. Which normal form is considered adequate for relational database design?
A) 2 NF
B) 3 NF
C) 4 NF
D) BCNF

5. What operator tests the column for the absence of data?
A) IS NULL operator
B) ASSIGNMENT operator
C) LIKE operator
D) NOT operator

6. Which is a proper subset designed to support views belonging to different classes of users in order to hide or protect information?
A) Schema
B) Sub-schema
C) Non-schema
D) Non-sub schema

7. Which contains information about a file needed by system programs for accessing file records?
A) File blocks
B) File operators
C) File headers
D) None of these

8. A ……………….. DBMS distributes data processing tasks between the workstation and network server.
A) Network
B) Relational
C) Client-Server
D) Hierarchical

9. The ……………….. refers to the way data is organized in and accessible from DBMS.
A) database hierarchy
B) data organization
C) data sharing
D) data model

10. …………….. is a statement that is executed automatically by the system.
A) trigger
B) assertion
C) durability
D) integrity constraint

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Quiz for Fundamentals of DBMS

 

1. Which of the following is a way a particular application views the data from the database that the application uses?
2. A top-to-bottom relationship among the items in a database is established by a
3. Which key is a minimal superkey that can also refer to a surrogate key?
4. In a relational model, relations are also called
5. Which of the following is not a binary operator in relational algebra?
6. The key to represent the relationship between tables is called
7. What is the number of tuples in a relation?
8. Which of the following clauses specifies a search condition for a group or an aggregate?
9. Which of the following is the complex search criteria in the where clause?
10. A relational database developer refers to a record as
11. Which one of the following statements is false?
12. Which of the following defines rules regarding the values allowed in columns and is the standard mechanism for enforcing database integrity?
13. Which character function can be used to return a specified portion of a character string?
14. Which of the following SQL commands can be used to modify existing data in a database table?
15. Which of the following is a condition specified on a database schema and restricts the data that can be stored in an instance of the database?
16. Which database is used as a template for all databases created?
17. If a table has more than one set of attributes that could be chosen as the key, it is called
18. Which of the following has to be dealt with by the integrity subsystem is to ensure that only valid values can be assigned to each data item?
19. What is the collection of information stored in a database at a particular moment?
20. What operator tests the column for the absence of data?
21. A table can have only one
22. Which of the following is the preferred method for enforcing data integrity?
23. Which table store information about the database or about the system?
24. DFD stands for
25. What defines the structure of a relation that consists of a fixed set of attribute-domain pairs?
26. Which of the following databases has only a strict parent-child relationship?
27. Which of the following is TRUE for the system variable "date"?
28. Data items grouped together for storage purposes is called a
29. What is a full form of SQL?
30. In a relational schema, each tuple is divided into fields called
31. Which database level is closest to the users?
32. Which of the following provides an option for entering SQL queries as execution time, rather than at the development stage?
33. What are the different events in Triggers?
34. Which keyword is used to find the number of values in a column?
35. Which normal form is considered adequate for relational database design?
36. Which statement is executed automatically by the system?
37. In the relational modes, cardinality is also called
38. What is a set of possible data values?
39. In an ER model, which is described in the database by storing its data.
40. Which of the following keys is used to eliminate duplicate rows?
41. Which of the following is used to determine whether a table contains duplicate rows?
42. Data independence means
43. Which of the following operators is basically a join followed by a project on the attributes of the first relation?
44. Which of the following are the properties of entities?
45. Which of the following are the ways in which entities can participate in a relationship?
46. Which data type can store unstructured data?
47. Who proposed the process of normalization in DBMS at first?
48. What language requires a user to specify the data to be retrieved without specifying exactly how to get it?
49. What is a special type of integrity constraint that relates two relations & maintains consistency across the relations?
50. What is the process of organizing data into related tables?
51. Grant and revoke are which of the following statements?
52. What is a logical schema?
53. Which of the following is an outstanding functionality of SQL that supports automatic selection of the target data?
54. In SQL, which command is used to issue multiple CREATE TABLE, CREATE VIEW, and GRANT statements in a single transaction?
55. What is the full form of DDL in Database Management System?
56. Which of the following commands can be used to modify a column in a table?
57. Which of the following contains information that defines valid values that are stored in a column or data type?
58. In a snapshot, which clause tells Oracle how long to wait between refreshes?
59. What is the view of total database content?
60. Which of the following files are used during the operation of the DBMS?
61. What is the feature of the relational model?
62. Which candidate key allows you to uniquely identify each row?
63. Which of the following are used during the operation of the DBMS?
64. Which of the following is a utility to capture a continuous record of server activity and provide auditing capability?
65. DCL stands for
66. The database schema is written in which of the following languages?
67. Which of the following is/are the DDL statements?
68. Which of the following entity does not have a distinguishing attribute if its own and most are dependent entities?
69. Which of the following is a preferred method for enforcing data integrity?
70. Which command can be used to change a column value in a table?
71. What is the way a particular application views the data from the database that the application uses?
72. Which of the following databases contains data assisting day-to-day activities of the organization?
73. In SQL, the CREATE TABLESPACE is used
74. Which contains information about a file needed by system programs for accessing file records?
75. What is the full form of HSAM?
76. Which of the following is not a logical database structure?
77. Which of the following enables users to create and maintain a database?
78. Which command is used for entering the specific database?
79. What represents the number of entities to which another entity can be associated?
80. Which of the following is critical in formulating database design?
81. Which of the following clauses is used to pass on granted privileges to other users?
82. What will be created if a primary key is combined with a foreign key?
83. DBMS helps to achieve
84. Which is a proper subset designed to support views belonging to different classes of users in order to hide or protect information?
85. Which of the following components is NOT included in the database environment?
86. What is an advantage of the database management approach?
87. Which of the following is used to define the overall design of the database?
88. Which clause is an additional filter that is applied to the result?
89. Which of the following is not a characteristic of a relational database model?
90. What is a set of columns that identifies every row in a table?

 

Answers:

1. ………………………. is a powerful language for working with RDBMS.
C) Query Language

2. The file in DBMS is called as ……………… in RDBMS.
C) table

3. In …………………, we have a strict parent-child relationship only.
A) hierarchical databases.

4. Which normal form is considered adequate for relational database design?
B) 3 NF

5. What operator tests the column for the absence of data?
A) IS NULL operator

6. Which is a proper subset designed to support views belonging to different classes of users in order to hide or protect information?
B) Sub-schema

7. Which contains information about a file needed by system programs for accessing file records?
C) File headers

8. A ……………….. DBMS distributes data processing tasks between the workstation and network server.
C) Client-Server

9. The ……………….. refers to the way data is organized in and accessible from a DBMS.
D) data model

10. …………….. is a statement that is executed automatically by the system.
A) trigger

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