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Database Management Fundamentals

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Definition of commands it can do






2. Flat File Examples: Excel Spreadsheets - _____






3. Averages the numeric values






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






5. Deletes selected rows






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






7. Create program files that include SQ after each command






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






9. Allows data recovery in case of corruption or loss






10. Finds the lowest constant value in a column






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






12. Interact and manipulates the data in the database






13. Defines a new column






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






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






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






17. Used to combine one query to another






18. Essentially a collection of services that communicate with eachother






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






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






21. Writes programs that use or allow acces to databse with specific purpose






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






23. Begins an element






24. Order in which WHERE clause is evaluated and combined






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






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






27. Table displayed in ascending order






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






29. Tally of how many rows meet criteria specified






30. Large structured set of persistent data






31. Used to remove duplicates from result table






32. Grant acces and control to only specific information






33. All Columns indicated and selected






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






35. Table displayed in ascending order






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






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






38. Interact and manipulates the data in the database






39. A common language that could be used when accessing data from any database conforming to its standard - has Less than 30 commands






40. = - < - > - <= - >= - <> - !






41. Data remains unchanged in database






42. Combination of attributes that can be uniquely used to identify a database record and is generally the pool from which the primary key is chosen.






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






44. Data remains unchanged in database






45. Used with another comparison operator - values become inverted






46. The Web is ___________






47. Data in database interacts & corresponds with other data






48. 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






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






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