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Database Management Fundamentals

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Used with another comparison operator - values become inverted






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






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






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






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






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






7. Essentially a collection of services that communicate with eachother






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






9. Uses relationships between independent entities






10. Data stored by DAd






11. Using product as intended for its audience






12. Averages the numeric values






13. 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






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






15. Columns containing numbers only






16. Large structured set of persistent data






17. Order in which WHERE clause is evaluated and combined






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






19. 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.






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






21. Used to close a tag properly






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






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






24. Definition of commands it can do






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






26. Deletes selected rows






27. Interact and manipulates the data in the database






28. 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






29. Describe information in a tree styled format






30. Finds the lowest ACII value in column






31. Defines a new column






32. = - < - > - <= - >= - <> - !






33. Selects from specific values in list






34. Tally of how many rows meet criteria specified






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






36. Allow useres to retrieve data and interact with content located on web pages within website






37. Used in a SELECT clause in place of a column






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






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






40. Interact and manipulates the data in the database






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






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






43. SELECT statment containing the nested query






44. Used with another comparison operator - values become inverted






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






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






47. Ensures functions are done efficiently






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






49. Flat File Examples: Excel Spreadsheets - _____






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