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






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






3. Selects from specific values in list






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






5. Meaningful info related to database






6. Essentially a collection of services that communicate with eachother






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






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






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






10. Order in which WHERE clause is evaluated and combined






11. Data remains unchanged in database






12. Selects from specific values in list






13. Table displayed in descending order






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






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






16. Used to close a tag properly






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






18. = - < - > - <= - >= - <> - !






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






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






21. Interact and manipulates the data in the database






22. Everything between the start and end tag






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






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






25. Meaningful info related to database






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






27. Uses relationships between independent entities






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






29. Large structured set of persistent data






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






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






32. Give the browser more specific information about that tag






33. Used to remove duplicates from result table






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






35. Ensures functions are done efficiently






36. Ensures data is correct casings






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






38. Essentially a collection of services that communicate with eachother






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






40. SELECT statment containing the nested query






41. SQL finds and retrieves date






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






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






44. Computer equipment -Fixed Storage Media - Removeable Storage Media - System Memory - and the Processor






45. Join a table to a copy of itself






46. Ensures data is correct casings






47. Flat File Examples: Excel Spreadsheets - _____






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






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. Deletes selected rows