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Started on Saturday, 15 July 2023, 2:35 PM

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Completed on Saturday, 15 July 2023, 2:59 PM
Time taken 24 mins 6 secs
Grade 19.00 out of 20.00 (95%)

Question 1

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Domain relational calculus is classed as a
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 query language

The correct answer is: nonprocedural

Question 2
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A/an ______________ is a join where the only comparison operator used in the predicate is =.
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a. theta-join
b. equi-join 
c. natural join
d. outer join

The correct answer is: equi-join

Question 3

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An equijoin which links tables on the basis of an
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 condition that compares specified columns of each table.

The correct answer is: equality

Question 4

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A left outer join on tables CUSTOMER and AGENT yields all of the rows in the CUSTOMER table, including those that do
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not have a matching value in the AGENT table.
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False

The correct answer is 'True'.

Question 5

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What is meant by the term union compatibility?
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a. When two or more tables share the same number of columns and when they share the same domains. 
b. When two or more tables share the same number of columns.
c. When two or more tables have the same degree.
d. When two or more tables share the same (or compatible) domains.

The correct answer is: When two or more tables share the same number of columns and when they share the same
domains.

Question 6

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A(n) ____ join links tables by selecting only the rows with common values in their common attribute(s).
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a. equal
b. unique
c. foreign
d. natural 

The correct answer is: natural

Question 7

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A formulae in predicate calculus cannot comprise
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a. <
b. >
c. V
d. Ω 

The correct answer is: Ω

Question 8

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Tables must have the same attribute characteristics (the columns and domains must be compatible) to be used in a
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UNION.
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False

The correct answer is 'True'.

Question 9

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PRODUCT yields all possible pairs of rows from two tables—also known as the
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 product.

The correct answer is: Cartesian

Question 10

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A/an ______________ is a join where the tuples in a cartesian product of two relations satisfying some predicate which uses
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any of the following comparison signs (= ≠ < > ≤ ≥).
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a. equi-join
b. natural join
c. theta-join
d. outer-join 

The correct answer is: theta-join

Question 11

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____ combines all rows from two tables, excluding duplicate rows.
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a. intersect
b. union 
c. difference
d. select

The correct answer is: union

Question 12

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There is only one type of relational calculus.
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False 

The correct answer is 'False'.

Question 13

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____ yields only the rows that appear in both tables.
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a. intersect 
b. union
c. difference
d. select

The correct answer is: intersect

Question 14

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In an outer join, the matched pairs would be retained and any unmatched values in the other table would be left ____.
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a. in another table
b. null 
c. out of the results
d. with matching values from the original table

The correct answer is: null

Question 15

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The DIVIDE operation uses one single-column table (e.g., column "a") as the divisor and one two-column table (e.g.,
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columns "a" and "b") as the dividend.
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False

The correct answer is 'True'.

Question 16

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The SELECT operator yields a vertical subset of a table.
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False 

The correct answer is 'False'.

Question 17

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____, also known as RESTRICT, yields values for all rows found in a table that satisfy a given condition.
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a. Intersect
b. Union
c. Difference
d. Select 

The correct answer is: Select

Question 18

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To be considered minimally relational, the DBMS must support the key relational operators ____, PROJECT, and JOIN.
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a. intersect
b. union
c. difference
d. select 

The correct answer is: select

Question 19

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____ yields a vertical subset of a table.
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a. project 
b. select
c. union
d. difference

The correct answer is: project

 Question 20

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In a natural join, the column on which the join was made occurs twice in the new table.
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False 

The correct answer is 'False'.

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