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Database Management Fundamentals

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Benefits of Databases:Compactness - Speed - Less Drudgery - Currency -__________






2. Data remains unchanged in database






3. Change order of rows in result table






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






5. Using product as intended for its audience






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






7. Table displayed in ascending order






8. Data in database interacts & corresponds with other data






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






10. Definition of commands it can do






11. 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.






12. Using product as intended for its audience






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






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






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






16. Allows data recovery in case of corruption or loss






17. Table displayed in descending order






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






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






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






21. Join a table to a copy of itself






22. Ensures functions are done efficiently






23. SELECT statment containing the nested query






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






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






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






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






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






29. Meaningful info related to database






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






31. Limits the output of the established groups into the derived result table






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






33. Specifies the tables or views from which rows and columns are retrieved






34. Used with another comparison operator - values become inverted






35. 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






36. Ensures data is correct casings






37. Begins an element






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






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






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






41. Specifies the tables or views from which rows and columns are retrieved






42. Describe information in a tree styled format






43. Create program files that include SQ after each command






44. Table displayed in ascending order






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






46. Order in which WHERE clause is evaluated and combined






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






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






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






50. Begins an element