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Database Management System V2
Assignment - A
1. A well-maintained relational DBMS has a high level of data integrity. What fe
atures of a relational DBMS contribute towards this level of integrity?
2. (a) Explain the various functions of RDBMS? Name the different categories of
RDBMS users and how they are different from each other.
(b) RDBMS has become most popular Database System worldwide? Justify your answer
with suitable example.
3. Explain different integrity constrains supported by RDBMS and ORDBMS with sui
table examples.
4. Process of normalization is the integral part of designing a database. Justif
y this statement with suitable database design
5. Differentiate among on any three of the following giving suitable examples:-
6. Write SQL statements to create a table from existing table. What are the adva
ntages of creating a table from existing table?
7. What do you mean by view ? What are its different types? Differentiate between u
pdatable and non-updatable view with suitable examples. Also give proper syntax fo
r creating view .
8. Explain the difference between the Drop & Delete, Commit & Rollback and Alter
& Update with suitable examples.

Assignment B
Case Detail:

A Librarian of a central university has hired a database designer to maintain in

formation about its members, books and other related details i.e. Issue and ret
urn of books, reservation, fine calculation and usage of books.

1. Suggest a suitable database design to maintain above mentioned data keeping i

n mind the redundancy and consistency of data. Mention all your assumptions to j
ustify your answer

Assignment C
1. An entity is--
Options
A collection of items in an application
A distinct real world item in an application
An inanimate object in an application
A data structure

2. Pick entities from the following

(i) Vendor
(ii) Student
(iii) Attends
(iv) Km/hour
Options
i, ii, iii
i, ii, iv
i and ii
iii and iv

3. A relationship is--
Options
An item in an application
A meaningful dependency between entities
A collection of related entities
Related data

4. Data independence allows--

(i) No changes in application programs
(ii) Change in database without affecting application program
(iii) Hardware to be changed without affecting application programs
(iv) System software to be changed without affecting application programs
Options
i, ii
ii, iii
ii, iii, iv
i, ii, iv

5. Oracle 8i can be best described as--

Options
Object-based DBMS
Object-oriented DBMS
Object-relational DBMS
Relational DBMS

6. An Oracle 8i database can store--

Options
Text
Audio/Video
Images
All the above

7. Oracle 8i runs on--

Options
Windows NT
UNIX
Solaris
(a), (b) and (c)

8. A good database design--

(i) Is expandable with growth and changes in organization
(ii) Easy to change when software changes
(iii) Ensures data integrity
(iv) Allows access to only authorized users
Options
i, ii
ii, iii
i, ii, iii, iv
i, ii, iii

9. The sequence followed in designing a DBMS is--

Options
Physical Model Conceptual Model Logical Model
Logical Model Physical Model Conceptual Model
Conceptual Model Logical Model Physical Model
Conceptual Model Physical Model Logical Model

10. The responsibilities of a database administrator include--

(i) Maintenance of data dictionary
(ii) Ensuring security of database
(iii) Ensuring privacy and integrity of data
(iv) Obtain an e-r model
Options
i, ii
i, ii, iii
i, ii, iii, iv
ii, iv

11. A check pointing system is needed--

Options
To ensure system security
To recover from transient faults
To ensure system privacy
To ensure system integrity

12. When a logical model is mapped into a physical storage such as a disk store
the resultant data model is known as--

Options
Conceptual data model
External data model
Internal data model
Disk data model

13. A DBMS has the following components--

(i) A data definition language
(ii) A query language
(iii) A security system
(iv) Audit trail
Options
i, ii
i, ii, iii
i, ii, iii, iv
i, ii, iv

14. An E-R modeling for given application leads to--

Options
Conceptual data model
Logical data model
External data model
Internal data model

15. A conceptual data model is converted using a Relational Data Base Management
System to a/an--
Options
Logical data model
External data model
Internal data model
Entity-relation data model

16. By data security in DBMS we mean--

Options
Preventing access to data
Allowing access to data only to authorized users
Preventing changing data
Introducing integrity constraints

17. DBMS must implement management controls to--

(i) Control access rights to users
(ii) Implement audit trail when changes are made
(iii) Allow data to be used extensively in the organization
(iv) Duplicate databases
Options
i, ii
ii, iii
iii, iv
i, iv

18. One of the main objectives of a DBMS is to--

Options
Create a database for an organization
Facilitate sharing of a database by current and future applications
Allow sharing application programs
Replace file based systems

19. The data structure used in the Network model is--

Options
Table
Tree
Graph
None of these

20. The data structure used in the hierarchical model is-

Options
Tree
Graph
Table
None of these

21. Which of the following statements are NOT TRUE about ORDER BY clauses?
Options
Ascending or descending order can be defined with the asc or desc keywords
Only one column can be used to define the sort order in an order by clause.
Multiple columns can be used to define sort order in an order by clause.
Columns can be represented by numbers indicating their listed order in the selec
t
22. Which of the following statements contains an error?
Options
Select * from EMP where EMPID = 493945;
Select EMPID from EMP where EMPID = 493945;
Select EMPID from EMP;
Select EMPID where EMPID = 56949 and LASTNAME = SMITH ;

23. One entity may be--

Options
Related to only one other entity
Related to itself
Related to only two other entities
Related to many other entities

24. By relation cardinality we mean--

Options
Number of items in a relationship
Number of relationships in which an entity can appear
Number of items in an entity
Number of attributes

25. The following E-R diagram is interpreted as follows--

Doctor
Treat
Patients
Options
A doctor treats upto N patients
A doctor treats exactly N patients
A doctor may treat upto N patients; Some doctors may not treat any patients
A doctor will treat patients based on some conditions

26. UML depicts information systems as a collection of--

Options
Object
Class
Attributes
Blocks

27. Which of the following relates to enterprise interoperability?

Options
Object
XML
Attributes
Blocks

28. Which of the following is part of a static view of information?

Options
Object Oriented Model
Data Flow Model
ER Model
Relational Model

29. Use-case analysis focuses upon--

Options
Object
XML
Attributes
Blocks

30. Conceptual data modeling is typically done in parallel with other requiremen
ts analysis and structuring steps during--
Options
Systems planning and selection.
Systems design.
Systems analysis.
Systems evaluation.

31. The most common format used for data modeling is--

Options
State-transition diagramming.
Entity-relationship diagramming.
Process modeling.
Logic modeling.

32. Asking system users and business managers; How many instances of each object
might exist?; would help determine--
Options
The data entities and their descriptions
The candidate key.
Attributes and secondary keys.
Relationships and their cardinality and degrees

33. Vehicle identification number, color, weight, and horsepower best exemplify-
-
Options
Entities.
Entity types
Data markers.
Attributes.

34. If each employee can have more than one skill, then skill is referred to as
a--
Options
Gerund.
Multivalued attribute.
Nonexclusive attribute.
Repeating attribute.

35. If STUDENT and COURSE participate in a relationship, this is an example of a

/an--
Options
Unary relationship.
Binary relationship.
Ternary relationship.
Extraordinary relationship.

36. A simultaneous relationship among instances of three entity types is a/an--

Options
Unary relationship.
Binary relationship.
Ternary relationship.
Multiple occurrences.

37. A many maximum cardinality is noted on the E-R diagram by--

Options
Placing a crow s foot notation near the entity.
Placing a zero through the line near the entity.
Using a double ellipse near the entity.
Placing two slash marks near the entity.

38. The primary deliverable from the conceptual data modeling step within the an
alysis phase is--
Options
A state-transition diagram.
An entity-relationship diagram.
A context data flow diagram
A decision table.

39. Alter statement in SQL is used to modify--

Options
Data
Information
Structure of Database
Structure of Index

40. Data Inconsistency means--

Options
Data Redundancy
Data Normalization
Incorrect state of Database
Data Distribution

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