1816/D25/ NOVEMBER 2020

PMBA16
RELATIONAL DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
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Time : Three hours Maximum : 100 marks

Answer any FIVE questions

(5 × 20 = 100 marks)

1. Explain about the weak entity and strong

entity sets along with E-R diagram.

2. List & explain various DBMS & RDBMS

software.

3. How set processing can be used effectively?

Discuss in detail.

4. What is multi-valued dependency? Explain

with example how it is related to
normalization?

5. Does the data dictionary have any role to play

in query processing? Describe with the help of
an SQL query.

6. Describe three-level schema architecture. Why

do we need mappings between schema levels?
How do different schema definition languages
support this architecture?
7. Differentiate between Strict two-phase locking
protocol and conservative two-phase locking
protocol for concurrency control in databases
with the help of an example.

8. What are the various types of SQL commands?

Explain.

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