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






2. Individuals that use - manipulate or maintain aspects of database






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






4. Cookie - Two Stages: Stored on user's computer - Automatically transferred from machine to _____






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






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






7. Finds the lowest constant value in a column






8. Straight implementation of raw data formatted into rows and columns






9. Uses relationships between independent entities






10. All Columns indicated and selected






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






12. Change order of rows in result table






13. Uses two values as limits - selecting any values between the two of them






14. 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.






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






16. Benefits of Databases:Compactness - Speed - Less Drudgery - Currency -__________






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






18. Using product as intended for its audience






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






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






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






22. Flat File Examples: Excel Spreadsheets - _____






23. Used to combine one query to another






24. Large structured set of persistent data






25. Grant acces and control to only specific information






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






27. SQL finds and retrieves date






28. Data in database interacts & corresponds with other data






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






30. Grant acces and control to only specific information






31. Interact and manipulates the data in the database






32. Most valuable asset of a database system.






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






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






35. 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






36. Begins an element






37. Used to combine one query to another






38. Data stored by DAd






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






40. Deletes selected rows






41. SQL finds and retrieves date






42. = - < - > - <= - >= - <> - !






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






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






45. Ensures functions are done efficiently






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






47. Everything between the start and end tag






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






49. Table displayed in descending order






50. Everything between the start and end tag