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SVKM's NMIMS
Makesh Pate1 School Of Technolow Management b
Programme: MBA (Tech) -1.T.
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Year: IV Trimester:
Academic Year : 2012-20 13
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Subject: ADVANCED DATABASE MANAGEMENT Marks:
SYSTEM Time:
Date: 25/4/2013 Duration: 3 hrs.
Final - Examination
Instructions: Candidates should read carefully the ins&ctions printed on the question paper and
on the cover of the Answer book, which is provided for their use.
N.B: (!) Question 1 is Compdsory
(2) Out of remaining questions, attempt any four questions.
(3) In all five questions to be attempted.
(4) All question carry equal marks.
(5) Answer to each new question to be started on fresh page
1. Consider a university database that keeps track of student and their majors,transcipts and registration and
the university courses .Several sections of each course are offered and each section is related to the
instructor who is teaching. It also keeps track of sponsored research project of faculty and graduate students
of academic departments of the particular college. The database also keeps track of research grants and
contracts awarded to the university. A grant is related to one principle investigator and to all researches it
supports.
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Draw an extended EER diagram for the above system.
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ii) Show mapping of EER diagram into relational schema. [lo]
2. a) What is SQL? Write two SQL queries using the definition given in Q. 1.
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b) Explain different architecture for parallel database.
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3, a)Explain different joins such as EQUIJOIN, NATURAL JOIN, LEFT AND RIGHT OUTER J ON with
suitable example. [l o]
b) Explain querry processing in distributed database.
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4. a) Explain with examples nested relation in ORDBMS.
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b) Explain heuristic query optimization with given example:-
Select e-Iname
From Employee e,Works-on w,Project p
Where P.pname ='database' and
p.number =w.pno and
e.essn=w.ssn and
e.bdate>' 1977- 12-3 1 '
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5. a)In SQL 3 explain type inheritance and table inheritance is implemented? Explain with suitable
example. [I01
b) What is data transperancy? Explain the type of transparencies distributed database should
achieve. [lo]
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a)What is well formed and valid XML document? With example explain what is XML Schema
file. El01
b) Explain in detail concepts of active database, temper?! ciatzbar~ 2nd spatial database. [ 101
7. Write short notes on any four. Po1
a) Replication 1x1 distributed DBMS
b) Aggregate functions in SQL
c) XML schema elements
d) EXIST and NOT EXIST clause in SQL
e) Query processing in typical DBMS systems