[Nov-14]

[EURCS-503A/EURIT-503A]

B.Tech. Degree Examination

CSE & IT
V SEMESTER
DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
(Effective from the admitted batch 201213)

Time: 3 Hours
Max.Marks: 60
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Instructions: Each Unit carries 12 marks.
Answer all units choosing one question from each unit.
All parts of the unit must be answered in one place only.
Figures in the right hand margin indicate marks allotted.
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UNIT-I
1. a) What is the difference between file systems and database
management systems?
b) Write a comparison of object oriented and ER models

6
6

OR
2. a) Explain relational database entities with example
b) Compare and contrast the conceptual model and physical model

6
6

UNIT-II
3. a) Discuss in detail Enforcing Integrity Constraints
b) Explain about Transactions and Constraints

6
6

OR
4. a) Explain in detail Querying Relational Data
b) Discuss about updates on Views

6
6

UNIT-III
5. a) Explain about Triggers and Active Databases. Also provide
examples of Triggers in SQL
b) Explain UNION, INTERSECT and EXCEPT

6
6

OR
6. a) Why Triggers can be hard to understand? Explain
b) Discuss Constraints versus Triggers

6
6

UNIT-IV
7. a) Discuss about Closure of a set of FDs and Attribute Closure
b) Explain Lossless-Join Decomposition Vs DependencyPreserving Decomposition
OR

8. a) What is Normalization?
b) Explain the difference between Boyce-Codd Normal Form Vs
Third Normal Form
UNIT-V

9. a) What is a Transaction? Explain Transactions and Schedules

b) Explain how to implement lock and unlock requests

6
6
6

OR
10. a) What is ARIES? Discuss how to recover from a System Crash 6
b) What is Deadlock? Explain about Strict Two-Phase Locking
(Strict 2PL)
6

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