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






2. Defines a new column






3. The Web is ___________






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






5. Network node that acts as a repository - yellow pages - or clearing house for interfaces that are published by service providers






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






7. Meaningful info related to database






8. Used to close a tag properly






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






10. Change order of rows in result table






11. Tally of how many rows meet criteria specified






12. Data remains unchanged in database






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






14. Averages the numeric values






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






16. Computer programs allowing website visitors to submit and retrieve data to/from a database over the Internet using their preferred web browser






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






18. Command based way to ask the database a question






19. Basic Component of SQL






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






21. Interact and manipulates the data in the database






22. Table displayed in descending order






23. Allow useres to retrieve data and interact with content located on web pages within website






24. Computer equipment -Fixed Storage Media - Removeable Storage Media - System Memory - and the Processor






25. Allows data recovery in case of corruption or loss






26. Data in database interacts & corresponds with other data






27. Selects from specific values in list






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






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






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






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






32. Grant acces and control to only specific information






33. SQL finds and retrieves date






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






35. Create program files that include SQ after each command






36. Aggregates Five Functions: COUNT - MAX - MIN - ___ - AVG






37. 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.






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






39. Flat File Examples: Excel Spreadsheets - _____






40. Definition of commands it can do






41. = - < - > - <= - >= - <> - !






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






43. Decides what data is stored in the databse and the manner it is stored






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






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






46. Used to remove duplicates from result table






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






48. Used to combine one query with another.






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






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