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Database Management Fundamentals

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Defines a new column






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Change order of rows in result table






9. Everything between the start and end tag






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






11. Essentially a collection of services that communicate with eachother






12. Definition of commands it can do






13. Ensures functions are done efficiently






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






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






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






17. Characterizes operation of a relational database






18. Tally of how many rows meet criteria specified






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






20. Finds the lowest constant value in a column






21. Basic Component of SQL






22. Uses relationships between independent entities






23. Table displayed in descending order






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






25. = - < - > - <= - >= - <> - !






26. Grant acces and control to only specific information






27. Ongoing record of data reflecting the info defining the database






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






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






30. Table displayed in ascending order






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






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






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






34. Large structured set of persistent data






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






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






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






38. Create program files that include SQ after each command






39. Used to combine one query to another






40. Finds the lowest ACII value in column






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






42. Table displayed in descending order






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






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






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






46. All Columns indicated and selected






47. = - < - > - <= - >= - <> - !






48. Finds the lowest constant value in a column






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






50. Limits the output of the established groups into the derived result table