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






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






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






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






5. Flat File Examples: Excel Spreadsheets - _____






6. Command based way to ask the database a question






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






8. Command based way to ask the database a question






9. Limits the output of the established groups into the derived result table






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






11. Three Basic Operations of SP - SR - SB: Publish - Find - ____






12. Data remains unchanged in database






13. Begins an element






14. Selects from specific values in list






15. Describe information in a tree styled format






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






17. SELECT statment containing the nested query






18. Tally of how many rows meet criteria specified






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






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






21. Used to remove duplicates from result table






22. Looks like opening tag - but with a forward slash






23. Combines rows from a SELECT statements result table into a group






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






25. Turns plain text documents into full multimedia and often interactive information resources. _________ forms the building blocks of every webpage






26. Definition of commands it can do






27. Columns containing numbers only






28. Looks like opening tag - but with a forward slash






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






30. Data in database has ability to be accessed and manipulated by several users






31. File stored on a user's machine that contains infor about application






32. Large structured set of persistent data






33. Defines a new column






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






35. Interact and manipulates the data in the database






36. Used to close a tag properly






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






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






39. Characterizes operation of a relational database






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






41. Everything in enviroment becomes an object - expands on Priniples of relational databases






42. Finds the lowest constant value in a column






43. Used to combine one query to another






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






45. One huge database to hold all data; Access to data - and use of system to add - update & print records






46. Change order of rows in result table






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






48. Text markups that form an element" sort of a "box" to hold things like text and other elements






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






50. Data in database has ability to be accessed and manipulated by several users