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Database Management

Subject : it-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An association between two tables in which the primary key value of each record in the primary table corresponds to the value in the matching field or fields of one and only one record in the related table.






2. A section of a record containing data relating to one single characteristic of an entity; also called an attribute






3. A query ( SQL statement ) that creates a new table and then creates records in it by coping records from an existing table.






4. A control - also called an edit field - used on a form - report or data access page to display text or accept data entry.It can have a label attached to it.






5. The program which is used to organize - access and manage the data in a database - Creates - processes - and administers databases.






6. A graphical representation of all entity relationships (Data Model)






7. All determinants are candidate keys.






8. To modify a database - or the files associated with the database.






9. The dominant database model






10. A query that removes records which match the criteria you specify from one or more tables






11. A query that displays a summary calculation - such as an average or a sum - for values in a table or tables. A totals query is not a seperate kind of query; rather it extends the flexibility of select queries.






12. Stored procedures that may be configured to automatically execute (fire) when certain events take place.






13. The components of a data abase i.e. tables - queries - forms - reports - pages - macros and modules.






14. Many-to-many relationships occur when each record in TableA may have 0 - 1 or many linked records in TableB and vice-versa.






15. One (or more fields) in a table that refer to the primary key in another table.






16. A field in a table with unique values that although it is not the primary key - it could have been used as such.






17. An association between two tables in which the primary key value of each record in the primary table corresponds to the value in the matching field or fields of0 - 1 - or many records in the related table.






18. No partial functional-dependencies.






19. Data about data.






20. A function such as sum - count or average that you use to include summary data in a report.






21. Refers to the number of associations that can exist between two record types.






22. A characteristic of a field that determines what kind of data it can store and what type of operations can be performed on it.






23. DBMS (Database Management System) statements used to manage data (tables and other objects) within a database






24. A collection of fields that together describe one entity.






25. An action query that adds the records in a query's result set to the end of an existing table.






26. An MS Access tool that simplifies a task. For example - you can quickly create a complex expression with the Expression Builder.






27. A type of computer file system that stores all data in a single file.






28. A database object that stores data in records and fields. The data is usually about a particular category of things.






29. The DBMS language component used to create - alter and destroy databases and database objects i.e. schemas - tables - views - sequences - catalogs - indexes - and aliases.






30. Groups of database commands which are to be treated as a single atomic event.






31. An association between two tables in which several records in one table can relate to 0 - 1 or many records in the other table.






32. This is an exact numeric data type that holds from 10^38 - 1 through 10^38 - 1.






33. A query that copies data or changes data in some way. This includes append - delete - make-table and update queries.






34. A referential integrity constraint is a statement that limits the values of the foreign key to those already existing as primary key values in the corresponding table.






35. A primary key that is comprised of more than one field.






36. A window that displays the SQL statement for the current query or is used to create a SQL specific query. When you create a query in design view - Access constructs the SQL equivalent in the SQL view.






37. A database object that prints information formatted and organised according to your specifications.






38. DOC MADE UP






39. A programming language designed for managing & obtaining data in relational database management systems (RDBMS)






40. The set of fields in a table which stores unique values and so any one from the list can be selected to be the primary key.






41. This is a property of data which - when satisfied - requires every value of one field (attribute) of a table to exist as a value of another field in another related table.






42. In an access databse - a window in which you work with tables in design view or datasheet view.






43. The horizontal bar at the top of a column. You can click a column selector to select the entire column in the query design grid or the filter design grid






44. A window that shows the design or structure of the database objects: tables - queries - forms - reports - macros and data access pages.






45. Knowingly violates one or more rules of normalization.






46. A location within a database table that stores one particular type of data i.e. a field






47. Specialized engines designed specifically to store objects. Users can interact with objects only through designated methods.






48. A self-describing collection of integrated tables. The tables are called integrated because they store data about the relationships between the rows of data.






49. A graphical representation of any portion of a database scheme.






50. A DBMS created by Microsoft - it is a collection of data and objects - such as tables - queries - or forms - related to a particular topic or purpose.