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Database Management Fundamentals

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Network node that acts as a repository - yellow pages - or clearing house for interfaces that are published by service providers






2. Meaningful info related to database






3. Data in database interacts & corresponds with other data






4. Compares value of the column in the specified condition with the value specified






5. Defines a new column






6. Columns may be specified for the result table by following the column name with a speace and the alias in the SELECT clause






7. Finds the lowest ACII value in column






8. Browser requests page - code is delivered - executed and done with






9. Computer equipment -Fixed Storage Media - Removeable Storage Media - System Memory - and the Processor






10. Uniquely identify each record in the table and are chosen at the time of table creation. It is recommended that you use a variable such as a Social Security for this.






11. Essentially a collection of services that communicate with eachother






12. Join a table to a copy of itself






13. Allows use of single or multiple character wildcards with the underscore or percent symbol






14. Ongoing record of data reflecting the info defining the database






15. Closed in the start tag by adding a slash to the start tag






16. Used to close a tag properly






17. Essentially a collection of services that communicate with eachother






18. Command based way to ask the database a question






19. Considered the time that a user first accesses a page until a set of amount time - on the server - after their last activity or until the session is explicitly closed






20. Begins an element






21. Finds the lowest ACII value in column






22. Ongoing record of data reflecting the info defining the database






23. One of the tools that SQL uses to find and retrieve data.






24. Meaningful info related to database






25. Tally of how many rows meet criteria specified






26. Two Subquery Cases:Subqueries that return a _______ - Subqueries that retun multiple values






27. All Columns indicated and selected






28. Specifies the tables or views from which rows and columns are retrieved






29. Order in which WHERE clause is evaluated and combined






30. SELECT statment containing the nested query






31. Table displayed in descending order






32. Used to combine one query to another






33. Large structured set of persistent data






34. Create program files that include SQ after each command






35. Columns containing numbers only






36. Ensures functions are done efficiently






37. SELECT statment containing the nested query






38. Network node that discovers and invokes other software services to provide a buisness solution






39. Identifies columns to appear in the result






40. Changes the values in one or more selected rows of a table






41. Decides what data is stored in the databse and the manner it is stored






42. Network node that acts as a repository - yellow pages - or clearing house for interfaces that are published by service providers






43. Used in a SELECT clause in place of a column






44. Table displayed in ascending order






45. Allows use of single or multiple character wildcards with the underscore or percent symbol






46. Limits the rows that appear in the result mathcing a specified condition






47. Copies multiple records at the same time using a SELECT statement






48. Computer equipment -Fixed Storage Media - Removeable Storage Media - System Memory - and the Processor






49. Software system designed to support interoperable machine - to - machine interaction over a network






50. Basic Component of SQL