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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. Order in which WHERE clause is evaluated and combined






2. Uses relationships between independent entities






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






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






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






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






7. Grant acces and control to only specific information






8. Everything between the start and end tag






9. Limits the rows that appear in the result mathcing a specified condition






10. SQL finds and retrieves date






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






12. Finds the lowest constant value in a column






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






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






15. Begins an element






16. Used with another comparison operator - values become inverted






17. Command used to show the attributes that define a table.






18. Change order of rows in result table






19. Table displayed in ascending order






20. Table displayed in ascending order






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






22. Flat File Examples: Excel Spreadsheets - _____






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






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






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






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






27. Order in which WHERE clause is evaluated and combined






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






29. Selects from specific values in list






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






31. File stored on a user's machine that contains infor about application






32. SELECT statment containing the nested query






33. Join a table to a copy of itself






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






35. Interact and manipulates the data in the database






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






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






38. Create program files that include SQ after each command






39. Give the browser more specific information about that tag






40. Data in database interacts & corresponds with other data






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






42. Columns containing numbers only






43. Finds the lowest ACII value in column






44. Interact and manipulates the data in the database






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






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






47. Using product as intended for its audience






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






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






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