I.

Multiple Choices

Instruction: - Read the following questions carefully and choose the latter that best describe the
answer and write your answer on a space provided by answer key. (1pt) for each

1. Which of the following the basic building blocks of all data model are_ _ _?
A. Entity C. Relationships
B. Attribute D. constraints
E. All of these
2. Which of the following is not true about menu- based interface?
A. Basic advantage of using menus is that they remove the tension of remembering
specific commands and syntax of any query language
B. These interfaces accept request written in English or some other language and attempt to
understand them.
C. Pull-down menus are a very popular technique in Web based interfaces.
D. All of these
3. If the relation is in 2NF, then
A. Every candidate key is a primary key
B. Every non-key attribute is fully functionally depending on a primary key
C. Every attribute is functionally independent
D. There should be no Partial Dependency.
E. Both B and D
4. The relational database environment has all of the following components except?
A. Users C. separate files
B. database D. query languages
E. All of these
5. Repetition of data at several space is called?
A. Data inconsistency C. Data integrity
B. Data redundancy D. Data repository

6. A record is a collection of related______?

A. Field C. Columns
B. File D. Database
7. An advantage of the database management approach is?
A. Data integrity and security C. Providing persistent storage
B. Sharing of data among multiple users. D. All of these
8. Which of the following statement is true about data….?
A. Data can be processed by any computing machine
B. Data can be represented in the form of text, numbers, Image, video and audio
C. Row fact and figure that can be recorded
D. All of these
9. The collection of information stored in a database at a particular moment in time is called?
A. Schema C. Instance of the database
B. Data domain D. File

10. Which of the following is the Functions of a DBMS is …?

A. A User-Accessible Catalog C. Concurrency Control Services
B. Transaction Support. D. Recovery Services
E. All of these
11. Which of the following is not true of the traditional approach to information processing?
A. there is common sharing of data among the various applications
B. it is file oriented
C. programs are dependent on the file
D. it is inflexible
E. all of the above are true
12. Which database level is closest to the user?
A. Internal C. External
B. Logical D. Physical

13. Some of the utilities of DBMS are…...?

i. Loading
ii. Backup
iii. Performance monitoring
iv. Database storage reorganization
A. i, ii and iv only C. i , ii and iii only
B. Ii, iii and iv only D. All i, ii, iii and iv
14. Which of the following is true when implementing a one-to-many relationship?
A. The file on the one end has a foreign key consisting of the primary key of the many end.
B. The file on the one end has a concatenated key of its primary key and the many end key.
C. The file on the many end has a foreign key consisting of the primary key on the one end.
D. The file on the many end has a concatenated key of its primary key and the one end key.
15. Which of the following key uniquely identifies each record?

A. Unique key C. key Attribute

B. Primary key D. none of above

16. Student (Stu_id, Stu_name, Stu_sex)

Here student id, student name and student sex are ___________and Student is________

A. Relation, Attribute C. Attribute, Relation

B. Tuple, relation D. Tuple, Attribute

17. A Domain is an atomic if element of the domain is considered to be?

A. Different C. Indivisible
B. Constant D. Divisible

18. Which of the following DBMS language provides the ability to insert, delete and update
Records from database?

A. DML (Data Manipulation Language)

B. DDL (Data Definition Language)
C. DCL (Data Control Language)
D. TCL (Transaction Control Language)

19. The fields in one table that link to the primary key in another table are called ___?
A. Metadata C. Dependent key
B. Foreign key D. Composite key
20. Assume you are dealing with a purchasing database involving a single table. This table contains
information on the customer, sale, and items purchased, where the sales order number is the
primary key. If you remove all orders involving a given product, you also lose all information on
that product. This is an example of:
A. A deletion anomaly C. referential data integrity
B. a hidden dependency D.an update anomaly
21. Which of the following statements best describes a foreign key?
A. A simple, non-composite attribute
B. A non-unique attribute linked to a primary key in another table
C. An attribute that is unrelated to the current table
D. None of the above
22. Which of the following is not a type of database model?
A. Hierarchical C. Relational
B. Network D. None of these
23. If Each attribute value must be single, there are no repeating attributes or groupings of attributes,
a table is said to be:
A. In Boyce-Codd Normal Form C. Un-normalized
B. In first Normal Form D. Redundant
24. What is the full form of DBMS _ _ _ _?
A. Database management system C. Database Manual system
B. Database management structure D. None of above

25. What does a Null value represent in a database?

A. Missing data C. A text string full of spaces
B. A negative or false value D. An error, such as 'illegal value
26. One of the advantages of a relational database model is?
A. Structural dependence C. Conceptual complexity
B. Complex database design D. Structural independence

27. The entity integrity rule requires that

A. All primary key entries are not unique
B. A part of the key may be null
C. Foreign key values do not reference primary key values
D. Duplicate object values are allowed
E. All primary key entries are unique.
28. Data about data normally termed as...?
A. Directory C. meta data
B. data bank D. none of the above
29. A top to bottom or Parent-child relationship among the items in a database is established
by a…?
A. hierarchical schema C. relational schema
B. network schema D. all of the above
30. The level of data abstraction that hides the details of physical storage structures and
concentrates on describing entities, data types, relationships, user operations, and
constraints.
A. Physical Level C. Conceptual Level
B. logical level D. File Level

II. Matching
Instruction: - Mach list I wish list II and put the later of your choice on the space
provided by the answer key (1pt) for each
List I List II
1. Entity H. is an Entity set depend on some other entity type. They don't
have primary keys, and have no meaning in the diagram without
their parent entity.
2. Relationship I. Represented by Rectangle
3. Attributes J. Represented by Diamond
4. Derived Attribute K. person's address and name
5. Composite attribute L. are properties used to describe an entity
6. Multi-valued attribute M. Represented by Dotted Line
7. Weak Entity N. Represented by Underline
8. Key Attribute O. Phone number of a person, Color of a CAR or Degrees of a
STUDENT.
P. Each entity has a single atomic value for the attribute
Q. it can also use when the attribute value is unknown
III. Short answer
1. What are the disadvantages of file processing system? (2pt)

2. What is DBMS? Explain advantages and disadvantages of DBMS.(3pt)

3. Define instance and schema? (2pt)

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