Introduction to Database, Data Base design and

Relational Model
1. (a) Define Database? Discuss about applications of Database Systems?
(b) Discuss about the purpose of Database Systems?
2. (a) What is Data Abstraction? Explain about different views of data?
(b) Define Instance and Schema? List different data models and explain?
3. Explain about Database languages with examples?
4. (a) Draw the Architecture of Database?
(b) Discuss about Database users and Administrators?
5. (a) Draw ER diagram for Ternary Relationship set with suitable example?
(b) Discuss about key constraints for Ternary Relationships?
6. Draw the ER diagram for a company needs to store information about
employees (identified by ssn, with salary and phone as attributes),
departments (identified by dno, with dname and budget as
attributes), and children of employees (with name and age as
attributes). Employees work in departments, each department is
managed by an employee, a child must be identified uniquely by
name when the parent (who is an employee; assume that only one
parent works for the company) is known. We are not interested in
information about a child
once the parent leaves the company
7. Explain about integrity constraints over relations?
8. Write about logical database design (ER to Relational) with suitable examples?
9. Discuss briefly about views?
10. (a) What is a weak entity? Explain with example?
(b) Explain about class hierarchy?
(c) Define Entity, Attributes, Entity set, relationship with appropriate notations?
(d) What is Relational Instance, Relational Schema? Give one examples ?
(e) draw the notation for multivalued attributes? Give one example?
1. (a) Define Database? Discuss about applications of Database Systems?
(b) Discuss about the purpose of Database Systems?