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






2. Data that has been processed into a format that is understandable by its audience






3. 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






4. Flat File Examples: Excel Spreadsheets - _____






5. Uniquely identify each record in the table and are chosen at the time of table creation. It is recommended that you use a variable such as a Social Security for this.






6. Create program files that include SQ after each command






7. Attribute in quotes






8. Finds the lowest ACII value in column






9. SQL finds and retrieves date






10. Essentially a collection of services that communicate with eachother






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






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






13. Begins an element






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






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






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






17. SQL finds and retrieves date






18. Used to remove duplicates from result table






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






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






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






22. Used to combine one query to another






23. Allows data recovery in case of corruption or loss






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






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






26. Defines a new column






27. Used with another comparison operator - values become inverted






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






29. Copies multiple records at the same time using a SELECT statement






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






31. System that is composed of a Certificate Authority - certificates - software - services and other cryptographic components to enable authenticity and validation of data and/or entities






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






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






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






35. Data remains unchanged in database






36. Most valuable asset of a database system.






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






38. Used to combine one query with another.






39. Combination of attributes that can be uniquely used to identify a database record and is generally the pool from which the primary key is chosen.






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






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






42. Columns containing numbers only






43. Data in database interacts & corresponds with other data






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






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






46. Defines a new column






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






48. Concatenated in SQL Server Database software using the addition symbol






49. Attribute in quotes






50. Finds the lowest constant value in a column