What are the advantages of DBMS?

What do you understand by Data Model?

Explain Hierarchical data model and network model.

Explain relational model and Entity-Relationship model .

Define a Relation Schema and a Relation.

What are the disadvantages of file processing systems?

Explain Data Abstraction using suitable example.

Explain Data Independence using suitable example.

Define instances and schemas of database?

What are the application programs? Explain database access from application
programs?

Explain the role of Database and Administrators?

Explain about Logical database design?

Explain about Database Architecture.

Distinguish any four points between network model and hierarchical model.

Explain create and rename command with syntax and example.

Define the following

i) Instance
ii) Schema

Explain Dr. E. F. Codd’s rules for RDBMS.

State four advantages of DBMS over file processing system.

Write the Characteristics that distinguish the Database approach with the File-based
Approach?
What is a weak entity? Give Example.

Define a) Entity b) Attribute c) Relationship with examples

What do you meant by simple and composite attribute?

What are Primary key constraints?

What is the use of rename operation? Explain with an example.

Explain select, project and Cartesian product operations in relational algebra with an
example?

List the operations of relational algebra and the purpose of each with example?

What is view in SQL? How is it defined?

State and explain various features of E-R Models.

Discuss in detail Views and also Creating and Altering of Views.

Name the main steps in the Database design. What is the goal of each step? In which
steps is the ER model mainly used?

Explain domain integrity using suitable example.

What is the use of group by clause?

Define JOIN operation in Relational algebra?

Explain about Aggregate operators in sql with examples?

Discuss correlated nested queries?

Explain set operations of relational algebra with examples?

Discuss about domain relational calculus?

Describe transitive dependency with suitable example?

Define BCNF.

Define normalization. Enlist its type.

Define Third Normal Form.

Explain about Loss less-join dependency?

Define Second Normal Form?

Define Armstrong axioms for FD’s?

Define First Normal Form?

What is normalization? What are the conditions are required for a relation to be in 2NF,
3NF and BCNF explain with examples.

What is meant by functional dependencies?

What are the steps to be followed to convert a relation in 3NF to BCNF?

What is an index? Give an example.

Discuss about primary indexes?

Discuss about clustered indexes.

What is meant by secondary index?

Discuss about data on External storage?

Define B+ tree index file?

Explain insertion and search operation in B+ trees.

Explain create and rename command with syntax and example.

Draw ER diagram for Hospital Management System

(Use DOCTOR,PATIENT,HOSPITAL and MEDICAL_RECORD Entity).
Identify Primary Key and Foreign Key.
Draw ER diagram for Library Management System.

Define Normalization and state three advantages of normalization.

Write syntax for Create, Alter, Drop and Rename table commands.

Define Sequential and indexed sequential storage structure with suitable

example.

What do you understand by the term “TRANSACTION” in a database?

Explain different states of transactions with Diagram.

Write a short note on concurrency control.

Define Lock.Explain various types of Locks in Detail.

What are the problems encountered with concurrent transactions ?

Explain through examples.

Explain 2-phase locking protocol using suitable example.

Explain view serializability using suitable example.

Explain ACID properties of transaction.

Explain conflict serializability using suitable example.

Explain in detail about the two-phase locking protocol?

Explain in detail about Lock-Based Protocols?

Explain in detail about Validation-Based Protocols?

Explain in detail about Serializability?

Explain in detail about Timestamp-Based Protocols?

Define trigger and explain its three parts? Compare row level and statement level
triggers?

Explain grant and revoke command with syntax and example.

Explain steps of cursor implementation with syntax and example.

Write a PL/SQL program to check whether specified employee is present in EMP

table or not. Accept empno from user. If employee does not exist display message
using exception handling.

State the causes of database failures.