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






2. The Web is ___________






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






4. Table displayed in ascending order






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






6. Command based way to ask the database a question






7. Data in database interacts & corresponds with other data






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






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






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






11. SELECT statment containing the nested query






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






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






14. Finds the lowest ACII value in column






15. Using product as intended for its audience






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






17. Give the browser more specific information about that tag






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






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






20. Defines a new column






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






22. Specifies the search condition is TRUE if the comparison is TRUE for every value that the subquery returns






23. 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.






24. Some form of output - usually - printed - containing information






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






26. Data in database interacts & corresponds with other data






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






28. Grant acces and control to only specific information






29. Change order of rows in result table






30. Finds the lowest constant value in a column






31. Selects from specific values in list






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






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






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






35. Used to remove duplicates from result table






36. All Columns indicated and selected






37. Has the highest precedence - followed by the AND - OR






38. Join a table to a copy of itself






39. Table displayed in descending order






40. Characterizes operation of a relational database






41. SQL finds and retrieves date






42. Three Classes of Users: End Users - ____________ - Database Administrator (DBA)






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






44. Essentially a collection of services that communicate with eachother






45. Give the browser more specific information about that tag






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






47. Grant acces and control to only specific information






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






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






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