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Database Management Fundamentals

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Uses relationships between independent entities






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






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






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






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






6. Characterizes operation of a relational database






7. 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.






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






9. Fields in a relational table that match the primary key from one column to the primary key of another table.






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






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






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






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






14. Tally of how many rows meet criteria specified






15. Most valuable asset of a database system.






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






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






18. Join a table to a copy of itself






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






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






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






22. Interact and manipulates the data in the database






23. All Columns indicated and selected






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






25. Flat File Examples: Excel Spreadsheets - _____






26. Attribute in quotes






27. Used to combine one query with another.






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






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






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






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






32. All Columns indicated and selected






33. Attribute in quotes






34. Data stored by DAd






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






36. Some form of output - usually - printed - containing information






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






38. Identifies columns to appear in the result






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






40. Begins an element






41. SQL finds and retrieves date






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






43. Averages the numeric values






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






45. Everything between the start and end tag






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






47. Tally of how many rows meet criteria specified






48. Used to close a tag properly






49. Specifies the search condition is TRUE if the comparison is TRUE for every value that the subquery returns






50. 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