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






2. Flat File Examples: Excel Spreadsheets - _____






3. Order in which WHERE clause is evaluated and combined






4. Table displayed in descending order






5. Essentially a collection of services that communicate with eachother






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. Data Definition - Data Manipulation - Data Recovery and Conccurance - Data Dictionary - Performance






8. Used to close a tag properly






9. Software system designed to support interface for a software asset that manages a specific set of tasks






10. Used with another comparison operator - values become inverted






11. Aggregates Five Functions: COUNT - MAX - MIN - ___ - AVG






12. SQL Commands: Define tables - views - _____ - delete or insert info






13. Join a table to a copy of itself






14. Most valuable asset of a database system.






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






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






17. Cookies are more secure than______ - allowing travel on a website without loss of info






18. Deletes selected rows






19. Has the highest precedence - followed by the AND - OR






20. Table displayed in ascending order






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






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






23. Supplies value for the search condition of the SELECT statement containing it






24. Table displayed in descending order






25. Large structured set of persistent data






26. Used to combine one query with another.






27. Change order of rows in result table






28. Large structured set of persistent data






29. Responsible for technical implementation & maintenance of database on a design & physical level






30. Describe information in a tree styled format






31. Ensures functions are done efficiently






32. Data that has been processed into a format that is understandable by its audience






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






34. Averages the numeric values






35. Identifies columns to appear in the result






36. Executes commands one at a time - results being displayed immediately






37. Characterizes operation of a relational database






38. Data in database interacts & corresponds with other data






39. Flat File Examples: Excel Spreadsheets - _____






40. 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






41. Practice of writing code into a webpage that is not directly visible to the user






42. Grant acces and control to only specific information






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






44. Uses relationships between independent entities






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






46. Concatenated in SQL Server Database software using the addition symbol






47. Three Classes of Users: End Users - ____________ - Database Administrator (DBA)






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






49. Interact and manipulates the data in the database






50. Command based way to ask the database a question