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Database Management Fundamentals

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Limits the rows that appear in the result mathcing a specified condition






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






3. Deletes selected rows






4. Uses relationships between independent entities






5. Considered the time that a user first accesses a page until a set of amount time - on the server - after their last activity or until the session is explicitly closed






6. Table displayed in ascending order






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






8. Grant acces and control to only specific information






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






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






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






12. Flat File Examples: Excel Spreadsheets - _____






13. Fields in a relational table that match the primary key from one column to the primary key of another table.






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






15. Order in which WHERE clause is evaluated and combined






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






17. Flat File Examples: Excel Spreadsheets - _____






18. Basic Component of SQL






19. Text markups that form an element" sort of a "box" to hold things like text and other elements






20. Ensures functions are done efficiently






21. SELECT statment containing the nested query






22. Data in database has ability to be accessed and manipulated by several users






23. Using product as intended for its audience






24. SELECT statment containing the nested query






25. Describe information in a tree styled format






26. Create program files that include SQ after each command






27. Using product as intended for its audience






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






29. Columns containing numbers only






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






31. Finds the lowest constant value in a column






32. Used to combine one query with another.






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






34. Definition of commands it can do






35. Cookies are more secure than______ - allowing travel on a website without loss of info






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






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






38. Identifies columns to appear in the result






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






40. Averages the numeric values






41. Begins an element






42. Grant acces and control to only specific information






43. Selects from specific values in list






44. Finds the lowest ACII value in column






45. Columns may be specified for the result table by following the column name with a speace and the alias in the SELECT clause






46. Allows data recovery in case of corruption or loss






47. Columns containing numbers only






48. SQL finds and retrieves date






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






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