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Database Fundamentals

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The part of an SQL SELECT command that indicates the tables in the query






2. The most common form of a join






3. Duplication of data or the storing of the same data in more than one place.






4. A collection of relations






5. A person or place or object or event or idea for which you want to store and process data






6. The process of creating collections of records that share some common characteristics






7. The relational algebra command used to select columns from a table






8. The part of an SQL SELECT command that indicates the condition rows must satisfy to be displayed in the query results






9. The process of arranging rows in a table or results of a query in a particular order






10. In Access the query that updates the contents of a table






11. A program or a collection of programs through which users interact with a database






12. A file containing a collection of compiled and optimized SQL statements that are available for future use






13. The column on which two tables are joined






14. A relationship between two entities in which each occurrence of the first entity is related to many occurrences of the second entity and each occurrence of the second entity is related to or at most one occurrence of the first entity






15. A person or place or object or event or idea for which you want to store and process data






16. The individual or group that is responsible for a database






17. A screen object you use to maintain or view and print data from a database






18. More than one entry at a single location in a table






19. A very popular relational data definition and manipulation language that is used in many relational DBMS's






20. When sorting on two fields - the less important field






21. A program or a collection of programs through which users interact with a database






22. When sorting on two fields - the less important field






23. A collection of actions in Access that are performed in response to an associated database operation - such as inserting or updating or deleting records.






24. In relational algebra the operation in which two tables are connected on the basis of common data.






25. An index built on a single field






26. The SQL clause that is used in a CREATE TABLE or ALTER TABLE command to set a table's primary key field(s)






27. A field whose value is computed from other fields in the database






28. In an Access query the line drawn between tables to indicate how they are related






29. A person or place or object or event or idea for which you want to store and process data






30. A screen object you use to maintain or view and print data from a database






31. A graphic model for database design in which entities are represented as rectangles and relationships are represented as either arrows or diamonds connected to the entities they relate






32. The part of an SQL SELECT command that restricts the groups to be displayed






33. A question the answer to which is found in the database






34. A characteristic or property of an entity






35. The process of determining the content and structure of data in a database in order to support some activity on behalf of a user or group of users






36. A combination of criteria in which at least on the criteria must be true






37. Two simple criteria in a query the are combined with the AND or OR operators






38. To indicate the table (relation) of which a given column (attribute) is a part by preceding the column name with the table name.






39. A query that deletes all records that satisfy some criterion






40. A file that relates key values to records that contain those key values






41. A database has integrity if the data in it satisfies all established integrity constraints






42. A Characteristic or property of an entity






43. Two simple criteria in a query the are combined with the AND or OR operators






44. A message in Access that is displayed when a validation rule is violated






45. To indicate the table (relation) of which a given column (attribute) is a part by preceding the column name with the table name.






46. A computer that provides services to the clients in a client/server system






47. The individual who is responsible for a database or the head of database administration






48. A word that is part of the SQL language






49. The plural of Criterion






50. The process of creating collections of records that share some common characteristics