Database Management Systems

1. Which one is an example of a database:

(a) Telephone Book (b) Form
(c) Field (d) Report
2. A database is a:
(a) group of tables which contain different nature of data.
(b) collection of related data or facts.
(c) store of figures which have no meaning itself.
(d) none of the above.
3. DBMS stands for
(a) Database Management Suite
(b) Database Management System
(c) Database Management Services
(d) None of the above
4. DBMS is a software tool:
(a) prepared for the purpose of storing the data in a file.
(b) often used for importing and exporting data between different tables.
(c) that allows people to store, access and process data or facts into useful information.
(d) none of the above.
5. DBMS of census enables users to:
(a) sort thousands of addresses by ZIP code.
(b) find all records of people who live in a certain state.
(c) print out a list of selected records.
(d) all of the above.
6. The most important term related to database is:
(a) fields, columns.
(b) Records, all the related data about one person or object
(c) Tables, a complete collection of records or one full set of fields.
(d) all of the above.
7. In DBMS, a complete collection of records is known as:
(a) Table (b) field
(c) row (tuple) (d) column
8. The most common elements of a database are
(a) forms, documents that are filled in to create records.
(b) reports, documents that displays a select portion of a database's information in an easily
read format.
(c) both of the above.
(d) none the above.
9. A database is a collection of tables wherein each record looks like a horizontal row,
whereas the fields look like:
(a) images (b) cells
(c) vertical columns (d) none of the above

10. The order of fields in a table strictly defines:

(a) the nature of data in every record.
(b the location of each type of data in every record.
(c) both of above.
(d) none of the above.
11. A database file that consists of a single data table is called
(a) flat file database
(b) Relationship database
(c) simple database
(d) none of the above
12. Database, made-up of a set of tables where a common field in any two tables create a
relationship between the tables is known as
(a) Flat-file
(c) Relational
(b) Large
(d) DBMS
13. Flat file databases are most useful for
(a) House-keeping
(b) Large scale database
(c) Banking
(d) Single user or small group situations
14. In most database applications, a table can
(a) hold any one field
(b) store any number of records
(c) never be updated
(d) none of the above
15. DBMS provides the means for multiple users to access and share data by way of
networked computer system in
(a) the same database (b) the different databases
(c) the same location (d) the different locations
16. Text fields relating to a database are also known as
(a) String fields (b) Character fields
(c) Alphanumeric fields (d) all of the above
17. Numeric fields store purely numeric data, may or may not be used in calculation
and might represent
(a) currency (b) percentage
(c) statistics (d) quantities
(e) all of the above
18. Logical fields store one of only two possible values and are also known as
(a) Counter fields (b) Boolean fields
(c) Binary fields (d) none of the above
19. Binary fields store binary objects or binary large objects (BLOBs) which can be a
graphic image file as a:
(a) clip art
(b) photograph
(c) screen image, a graphic or formatted text
(d) all of the above
20. Counter fields store a unique numeric value that the DBMS assigns to each record
and are also called as:
(a) Memo fields
(b) BLOBS
(c) Index or auto number fields
(d) none of the above
21. Most fields types in DBMS have fixed length that restrict the number of character in
an entry, the fields which provide fields for entering notes or comments of any length
are known as:
(a) Memo fields
(b) Description fields
(c) Both of above
(d) none of the above
22. Which of the following is nothing more than a custom view of the table that typically
shows one record at a time and includes special controls and labels that make data less
confusing?
(a) Report (b) Form
(c) Image (d) none of the above

23. In most of the DBMS, the table view to create a database table and to modify field
specifications is sometimes called
(a) Wizard (b) Design view
(c) Datasheet view (d) none of the above

24. The DBMS feature that displays those records that satisfy the condition while
hiding-or filtering out those that do not, is known as:
(a) Form (b) Column
(c) Filter (d) Request

25. A user constructed statement that describes data and sets criteria so that DBMS can
gather the desired data and construct specific information is called:
(a) filter (b) query
(c) information (d) none of the above
26. SQL is powerful tool and nearly all DBMSs include it, stands for:
(a) Sequel Query Line
(b) Structured Query Language
(c) Straight Query Language
(d) none of the above
27. QBE is another feature of DBMS and stands for:
(a) Query and Enquiry
(b) Query by Example
(c) Quick Binary Example
(d) none of the above
28. The fields which typically include automatic error checking features are:
(a) date & time
(c) numeric
(b) binary
(d) text

29. The field that can hold only one of the two values such as yes or no is known as:
(a) two-way (b) binary
(c) logical (d) counter

30. A program used for creating, updating and administering a relationship is called:
(a) DBMS (b) RDBMS
(c) ODBMS (d) none of the above

31. A relational database is an organised collection of database items present as a set of:
(a) formally described columns
(b) formally described rows
(c) formally described tables
(d) none of the above

32. The data in the RDBMS tables, without re-organising database tables, can be:
(a) viewed
(b) modified
(c) reassembled in different ways as per users requirement
(d) all of the above

33. RDBMS stands for:

(a) Repeated Database Management System
(b) Rotational Database Management System
(c) Relational Database Management System
(d) None of the above

34. Relational database was invented by E.F. Codd at IBM in:

(a) 1970 (b) 1980
(c) 1990 (d) 2000

35. SQL statements can be used for:

(a) interactive queries
(b) collecting data for reports from relational databases
(c) both (a) and (b) above
(d) none of the above

36. Every table in a relational database is assumed to be a single entity whereas every
entity is used to represent ............. . for which various data are entered:
(a) an object
(c) a person
(b) an event
(d) either of(a), (b) (c) above

37. In an RDBMS, there are the types of keys of them one is known as 'primary key'
whereas the other one as:
(a) secondary key (b) foreign key
(c) remote key (d) none of the above

38. A field used to identify a specific record present in a table uniquely is called :
(a) primary key (b) foreign key
(c) original key (d) duplicate key

39. A foreign key which is present as a field in one table is already the ................... of
another table:
(a) secondary key (b) primary key
(c) unique key (d) none of the above

40. The three type of relationships in RDBMS are:

(a) one to one, one to last, one to many
(b) one to one, one to many, many to many
(c) both of the above
(d) none of the above

41. In one to one relationship:

(a) a row in a table can have only one matching row in another table and vice-versa.
(b) either of both the related columns have unique constraints or both are primary keys in
their tables.
(c) both (a) & (b) above are true.
(d) none of the above is true.
42. In one to many relationships, a row in a table has many matching rows in another
table whereas in many-to-many relationships:
(a) columns in one table can match with more than one column in another table.
(b) rows in one Table can match with more than one row in another table.
(c) both (a) & (b) above are true.
(d) none of the above is true.
43. Normalisation is a set of rules which are designed for ensuring the organisation of a
database in the best possible way. The normalisation process involves:
(a) finding and grouping all the entities together along with their attribute.
(b) removal of repeated groups of data.
(c) assignment of a unique key to every. entry in the database system.
(d) all of the above.
44. An entity or a table is said to be in the first normal form if it has attributes or a
group of attributes which do not get repeated. For producing a set of entities in first
normal form:
(a) the repeating or multiple groups within the primary entities or tables are rendered in order
to ensure that all the records or rows in the entity are of the same length.
(b) the repeating groups from new entities are linked with one another by a one-to-many
relationship.
(e) relationship is created by adding a primary key from an entity as a foreign key to another
entity.
(d) all of the above.
45. An entity to be in second normal form have the attributes which are not dependent
on the primary key. For producing a set of entities in second normal form:
(a) each attribute is tested for dependency and also checked to see whether it is originally
identified using the entire primary key and this is carried out till at least one table remains
which has the requirement for a concatenated primary key.
(b) all partially dependent attributes of the new entity are removed.
(c) both (a) & (b) above.
(d) none of the above.

46. An entity is said to be third normal form if all of its attributes completely depend on
the primary key only. Besides, the attribute, must not depend on any other attribute
which is not a part of the primary key. For producing an entity set in third normal
form:
(a) each attribute is checked to find out its dependency on primary key.
(b) All the transitive dependencies to any new entity are removed where transitive
dependency is a condition for an attribute to be dependent on one or more attributes other
than the primary key.
(c) both (a) & (b) above are true.
(d) none of the above is true.
47. Queries that set conditions for selecting and manipulating data are:
(a) computer generated statements
(b) user-constructed statements
(c) both (a) and (b) are correct
(d) none of the above is correct
48. Forms are custom screens for displaying and entering data that can be associated
with:
(a) database tables (b) queries
(c) both (a) and (b) above (d) none of the above
49. Filters let you browse through selected records that:
(a) are available in different database tables
(b) meet a set of criteria
(c) are of numeric character only
(d) none of the above.
ANSWERS
1 (a) 2. (b) 3. (b) 4. (c) 5. (d) 6. (d) 7. (a)
8. (c) 9. (c) 10. (b) 11. (a) 12. (c) 13. (d) 14.(b)
15. (a) 16. (d) 17. (e) 18. (b) 19.(d) 20. (c) 21. (c)
22. (b) 23. (b) 24. (c) 25. (b) 26. (b) 27. (b) 28. (a)
29. (c) 30. (b) 31. (c) 32. (d) 33. (c) 34. (a) 35. {c)
36. (d) 37. (b) 38. (a) 39. (b) 40. (b) 41. (a) 42. (b)
43. (d) 44. (d) 45. (c) 46. (c) 47. (b) 48. (c) 49. (b)
 Section II
DBMS
1. In computers, the term enterprise is used to mean organisation with

(a) large scale man powers dealing on high-tech machines

(b) large hardware installation running large software applications
(c) skilled manpower dealing with manufacturing activities on mass scale
(d) none of the above
2. An enterprise system is a very large - scale computer system. As each enterprise
software is typically a suite of application used by hundreds or thousands of people
dealing with millions of records:

(a) at the same time

(b) at different intervals
(c) using SQL commands
(d) none of the above
3. Enterprise software usually splits its task among two or more applications, running
on different systems. Such an application is called

(a) n- tier
(b) distributed
(c) DBMS
(d) none of the above
4. The wood 'tier' is a term used to describe distributed application, the software
application which divides the job among more-than three machines is called

(a) multi-tier (b) n-tier

(c) logical (d) none of the above

5. Application that can handle high volume of traffic are called:

(a) n-tier (b) SQL
(c) enterprise (d) DBMS
6. EDM stands for 'electronic document management' system which:
(a) tracks document (b) keeps related ideas together
(c) aids in facilities management (d) all of the above
7. The popular Microsoft database application can only efficiently mention between 10
and 30 simultaneous updating user connections. Such a bottleneck is solved by database
administrators by using:
(a) distributed applications (b) disconnected datasets
(c) both (a) & (b) above (d) none of the above

8. The data analysis techniques that can give you answers to questions you don't even
ask is called:
(a) DBMS (b) Data diving
(c) Data mining (d) none of the above

9. A common corporate DBMS developed by IBM is:

(a) SQL server (b) My-SQL
(c) DB2 (d) none of the above

10. 'Knowledge Discovery' (KDD) is a type of database utility designed to:

(a) analyse data
(b) report back with useful information after analysis of data
(c) discover hidden information
(d) all of the above

11. When a user 'checks out' a disconnected dataset, the connection to the database is:
(a) maintained (b) reversed
(c) sped up (d) broken

12. Databases on the internet can be termed as 'super database' which means a:
(a) largest database
(b) huge database
(c) a database of databases
(d) none of the above

13. Microsoft Access is the clear leader for:

(a) statistical databases (b) scientific databases
(c) personal databases (d) none of the above

14. SQL can get answers to practically any specific question one want to ask of a
database whereas data mining can give answers to questions which:
(a) one can ask of the database
(b) one can ask out of the database
(c) are not asked at all
(d) none of the above is true

15. Personal databases can be useful for:

(a) organising collections
(b) keeping track of anniversaries
(c) managing recipes and many other personal tasks
(d) all of the above

16. The most popular enterprises DBMS for the 'open source' community is:
(a) SQL server (b) Oracle (c) DB2 (d) MYSQL

17 Today's three most popular and major business database systems are DB2, Oracle
and:
(a) MS SQL server (b) My SQL (c) Access (d) EDM

18 My SQL is often recommended for new web applications, particularly where major
factor is:
(a) time (b) cost
(c) solution (d) space

19. An application's ability to successfully manage changes in scale is known as:

(a) scalability (b) durability
(c) efficiency (d) robustness

20 In MS access, filtering is a method that allows you to view only specific records
meeting certain criterion. Filtration can be done by applying:
(a) filter by selection
(c) advanced filters
(b) filter by form
(d) all of the above
21. In MS Access, a form is a type of a database object that is used:
(a) to enter or display data in a database or as a switchboard that opens other forms and
reports in the database
(b) as a custom dialog box that accepts user input and carries out an action based on the input
(c) both (a) & (b) above
(d) none of the above
22. Any field in a table can be indexed for speeding up queries and sorts. When a large
table is sorted or queried by using an indexed field, MS-Access locates or sorts the
information:
(a) by consulting the indexed field
(b) going through entire table
(c) both (a) & (b) above
(d) none of the above

23. In MS Access, queries are used to apply a filter to the tables data of a database to get
the required information. Queries can be created on:
(a) a single table (b) multiple tables
(c) both (a) & (b) above (d) none of the above

24. Oracle is capable of running on various opening systems viz. Windows, UNIX,
Macintosh and Linux-a capability sometimes known as
(a) common platform
(b) platform independence
(c) scalability
(d) all of the above
25. Like oracle and Microsoft, IBM offers a family of DBMS software called DB2
(a) general database
(b) entire database
(c) worldwide database
(d) universal database (UDB)

-ANSWERS--

1. (b) 2. (a) 3.(b) 4.(b) 5. (c) 6. (d) 7. (b)

8. (c) 9. (c) 10. (b) 11. (d) 12. (c) 13. (c) 14. (c)
15. (d) 16. (d) 17. (a) 18. (b) 19. (a) 20. (d) 21. (c)
22. (a) 23. (c) 24. (b) 25. (d)