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Database Management Fundamentals

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Characterizes operation of a relational database






2. Command based way to ask the database a question






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






4. Most valuable asset of a database system.






5. Characterizes operation of a relational database






6. Meaningful info related to database






7. Begins an element






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






9. Identifies columns to appear in the result






10. Used to close a tag properly






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






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






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






14. Data remains unchanged in database






15. Used to remove duplicates from result table






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






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






18. Tally of how many rows meet criteria specified






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






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






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






22. Using product as intended for its audience






23. Everything between the start and end tag






24. Used with another comparison operator - values become inverted






25. Everything between the start and end tag






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






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






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






29. Table displayed in ascending order






30. Selects from specific values in list






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






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






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






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






35. Table displayed in descending order






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






37. 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.






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






39. Used to combine one query to another






40. SQL Commands - Two Things Specify data interested in - Indicate the ________






41. Begins an element






42. Finds the lowest ACII value in column






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






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






45. Data in database interacts & corresponds with other data






46. Command based way to ask the database a question






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






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






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






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