Database Systems Exit Exam Tutorial

Database Systems Exit Exam Tutorial

1. Who created the first database management system (DBMS)?
A. Edgar Frank Codd

B. Charles Bachman

C. Charles Babbage

D. Sharon B. Codd

Answer: B
Charles Bachman along with his team invented the first DBMS known as Integrated Data Store (IDS).

2. Which type of data can be stored in the database?

A. Image oriented data
B. Text, files containing data
C. Data in the form of audio or video
D. All of the above

Answer: D
The reason for creating the database management system was to store large data and these data can be
of any form image, text, audio, or video files, etc.

DBMS allows the users to store and access the data of any format.
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3. Which of the following is not the type of the data model?
A. Relational Data Model
B. Semi-structured data Model
C. Entity-Relationship Model
D.Process-based Data Model
Answer D: Process-based Data Model
Process-based Data Model does not come under the type of data models.

4. Which of the following is not a feature of DBMS?

E. Minimum Duplication and Redundancy of Data
F. High Level of Security
G. Single-user Access only
H. Support ACID Property
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•Answer C: Single-user Access only” is not a feature of DBMS.
• DBMS allows multiple users to access and manipulate the database concurrently.
It provides mechanisms to handle concurrent access and ensure data consistency and integrity
among multiple users.
The important features of a database management system are:

 Minimum Duplication and Redundancy of Data

 High Level of Security
 Multiple-user Access
 Support ACID Property
5. Which of the following is generally used for performing tasks like creating the structure
of the relations, deleting relation?
A. DML(Data Manipulation Language)
B. Query
C. Relational Schema
D. DDL(Data Definition Language)
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Answer D:
The term "DDL" stands for Data Definition Language, used to perform all other essential tasks such as deleting
relation and related schemas in defining the structure relation.
6. Which of the following provides the ability to query information from the database and insert tuples
into, delete tuples from, and modify tuples in the database?
A. DML(Data Manipulation Language)
B. DDL(Data Definition Language)
C. Query
D. Relational Schema

Answer: A
The term "DML" stands for the Data Manipulation Language used to perform the required changes in the
relation's values.
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7. The following given Query can also be replaced with_______:
SELECT name, course_id FROM instructor, teaches WHERE instructor_ID= teaches_ID;

A. Select from teaches,instructor where instructor_id=course_id;

B. Select name, course_id from instructor natural join teaches;

C. Select name, name,course_id course_id from instructor;

D. Select course_id from instructor join teaches;

Answer: B: Join clause joins two tables by matching the common column